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‘TWENTIETH oo CENTURY 


STATESMEN.” 


In presenting this publication to the Democratic people of 
the State of North Carolina as a souvenir and memoir of the 
great victory for ‘‘white supremacy’’ and the victory of the 
Constitutional Amendment, it gives me much pleasure to 
dedicate it to those well-known leaders who planned and 
aided in winning this grand and glorious campaign—men 
who are today the idols of the Democratic party of the State 
of North Carolina, and who have been honored by that party 
with the highest offices within the gift of the people: 


HON. F. M. SIMMONS, 


United States Senator. 


HON. C, Bu AYCOCK; 


Governor of North Carolina. 


PAO0GEZ, 


Twentieth 


Ghe Governor’s Inaugural 
Address. 


Gentlemen of the General Assembly, Ladies and Fellow Citizens: 


Every four years brings us a change of administration, but 
not always a change of policy. This year we meet under 
extraordinary cireumstances—one party goes out of power 
and another comes in; 
one policy ends and a 
new one begins ; one cen- 
tury passes away, anda 
new century claims our 
service ; a new constitu- 
tion greets the new cen- 
tury. For thirty years 
of the nineteenth centu- 
ry we struggled in every 
way against the evils of 
a suffrage based on man- 
hood only. We found in- 
the first days of that 
struggle that theory had 
outrun practice and that 
reality had yielded place 
to sentiment. At that 
time we had just emerg- 
ed from an unsuccessful 
and disastrous war. Our 
property had been swept 
away; our institutions 
had been destroyed ; the 
foundation of our social 
fabric had been over- 
turned—we were help- 
less. A victorious but 
ungenerous political en- 
emy had crushed us to 
the earth; they had 
forced upon us the re- 
cognition of theories 
that we knew could not 
be reduced to successful 
practice. Wewere poor, 
weak and defeated. We 
“accepted the situa- 
tion.”” We endeavored 
with sincerity to bring 
the negroes to a reali- 
zation of the true digni- 
ty of full citizenship. We urgently strove to instil into their 
minds that their true interests were likewise ours ; we sought 
with great solicitude and with much sacrifice of toil and cap- 
ital to convince them that parties were the servants and not 
the masters of the people, and that no past services of a 
party, however beneficial these services might appear, justi- 
fied the destruction of good and safe and economical govern- 


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GOVERNOR C. 


Ww Century 


ment in order to secure its success. We provided schools 
for them and spent for them as we spent for our own chil- 
dren. We cared for their insane and opened schools for the 
education of their afflicted, and for the care and tuition of 
those who were left fatherless and motherless. We con- 
tinued these efforts in the face of repeated evidence of their 
hostility, and abated not our purposes when they repeated 
their follies. We still hoped that they would follow the ex- 
ample of the whites, and 
divide their vote along 
the lines of governmen- 
tal, industrial and moral 
issues. The result was 
a disappointment. The 
negro was always to be 
counted upon, and our 
opponents did not hesi- 
tate at any excess, be- 
cause they knew that 
they had 120,000 voters 
who could be relied upon 
to support any policy, 
however ruinous, which 
bore the stamp of Re- 
publicanism. With this 
vote as a certainty, our 
adversaries, when they 
came to power after 
twenty years of defeat, 
dared new evils and 
wrongs. Under their 
rule, lawlessness walked 
the State like a pesti- 
lence—death stalked 
abroad at noonday— 
‘*sleep lay dcwn armed”’ 
—the sound of the pistol 
was more frequent than 
the song of the mocking- 
bird—the screams of wo- 
men, fleeing from pur- 
suing brutes, closed the 
gates of our hearts 
with ashock. Our oppo- 
nents, unmindful of the 
sturdy determination of 
our people to have safe, 
good government at all 
hazards, became _ indif- 
ferent to or incapable of 
enforcing law and preserving order. Confident of the sup- 
port of this ignorant mass of negro voters, the Republican 
party and its ally forgot the strength and determination of 
that people who fought the first fight in Alamance against 
bad governernment and wrote the first Declaration of Inde- 
pendence in Mecklenburg. They challenged North Caroli- 
nians to combat, and the world knows the result. The cam- 


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B, AYCOCK, 


4 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


paign of 1898 ended in a victory for good government. That 
was not acontest of passion, but of necessity. When we came 
to power, we desired merely the security of life, liberty, and 
property. We had seen all these menaced by 120,000 negro 
votes cast as the vote of one man. We had seen our chief 
city pass through blood and death in search of safety. We 
did not dislike the negro, but we did love good government. 
We knew that he was incapable of giving us that, and we re- 
solved, not in anger, but for the safety of the State, to cur- 
tail his power. We had seen. what a struggle it required to 
preserve even the form of Republican government with him 
asavoter. The negro was_ not only ignorant—he was clan- 
nish. The educated among them, who realized the danger 
to the State in mass-voting, were unable to free themselves 
from the power of its ostracism. 

When the Legislature of 1899 met, it was confronted with 
these facts, and was sincerely anxious to save the good and 
suppress the evil of those forces which had made our his- 
tory. They, therefore, submitted to the people for their 
action an amendment to the Constitution, which forbids 
any man to vote who can not read and write, but excepts 
from the operation of this restrictive clause all those who 
could vote in any State on January the first, 1867, or at any 
time prior thereto, or who are descended from any such 
voter. This provision excludes no white man, except per- 
sons of foreign birth not yet familiar with our institutions, 
and excludes no negro who can read and write, and no negro, 
whether he can read and write or not, who could vote prior 
to January 1, 1867, or who is descended from one who could 
vote at any time prior to said date. This amendment to our 
Constitution eliminates no capable negro. Indeed, it sets 
free those negroes who, believing in certain principles of 
government, have been restrained by loyalty to the masses 
from voting their convictions. It does no injustice to the 
negro. It really benefits him. It does recognize the neces- 
sity for having some test of capacity, and it prescribes two 
rules of evidence by which this capacity may be ascertained, 
and declares that any man capable of meeting either test 
shall vote. Ifa white man can read and write, he can vote; 
if a negro can read and write, he can vote. Ifa white man 
cannot read and write, but is descended from one who could 
vote on January 1, 1867, or at any time prior thereto, or if 
he could himself yote before that time, he can vote. If a 
negro cannot read and write, but is descended from a person 
who could vote on January 1, 1867, or at any time prior there- 
to, or if he could himself yote before that time, he can vote. 
There is, therefore, in our amendment no taint of that ine- 
quality provided against in the 15th amendment to the Con- 
stitution of the United States; and in order that the ques- 
tion might not even be suggested, and realizing the impor- 
tance of educating the white and black alike, our amend- 
ment requires every boy, of whatever color, now thirteen 
years of age, to learn to read and write under penalty of 
losing his vote. Interpreted in this fashion, we may with 
complacency accept the declaration of the Republican Na- 
tional Platform that our amendment is revolutionary. So 
was the war for Independence, distinctly known as the Rev- 
olution, and our liberties are founded upon it. Our amend- 
ment may be revolutionary, but it is a revolution of advance- 
ment. It takes no step backward; it distinctly looks to the 
future; it sees the day of universal suffrage, but sees that 
day not in the obscurity of ignorance, but in the light of uni- 
versal education. The twilight will grow into the perfect 
day, with the sun of intelligence shining in the sky. That is 
our hope and promise. We shall not fail. 

On a hundred platforms, to half the voters of the State, in 
the late campaign, I pledged the State, its strength, its heart, 
its wealth, to universal education. I promised the illiterate 
poor man, bound to a life of toil and struggle and poverty, 
that life should be brighter for his boy and girl than.it had 


been for him and the partner of his sorrows and joys. I 
pledged the wealth of the State to the education of his chil- 
dren. Men of wealth, representatives of great cerporations, 
applauded eagerly my declaration. I then realized that the 
strong desire which dominated me for the uplifting of the 
whole people moved not only my heart, but was likewise 
the hope and aspiration of those upon whom fortune had 
smiled. I had loved the North Carolina people before that 
time, but I never knew and appreciated the best qualities of 
many of our citizens until I saw the owners of many thou- 
sands as eager for the education of the whole people qs I was 
myself. Then I knew that the hope and task before us, gen- 
tlemen of the Legislature, was not an impossible one. We 
are prospering as never before—our wealth increases, our 
industries multiply, our commerce extends, and among the 
owners of this wealth, this multiplying industry, this ex- 
tending commerce, I have found no man who is unwilling to 
make the State stronger and better by liberal aid to the 
cause of education. ; 

Gentlemen of the General Assembly, you will not have 
aught to fear when you make ample provision for the educa- 
tion of the whole people. Rich and poor alike are bound by 
promise and necessity to approve your utmost efforts in this 
direction. The platforms of all the parties declare in favor 
of a liberal policy toward the education of the masses—no- 
tably the Democratic platform, referring to the addition 
made to the school fund, says, “‘We heartily commend the 
action of the General Assembly of 1899 for appropriating 
one hundred thousand dollars for the benefit of the Public 
Schools of the State, and pledge ourselves to increase the 
school fund, so as to make at least a four-months’ term in 
each year in every school district in the State ;’’ and in the 
campaign which was conducted throughout the State with 
so much energy and earnestness, that platform pledge was 
made the basis of the promises which we all made to the 
people. Poor and unlettered men, anxious about the privi- 
leges of their children, and hesitating to vote for the Amend- 
ment, were finally persuaded to accept our promise and place 
their children in a position in which they can never vote un- 
less the pledges which we made are redeemed to the fullest 
extent. For my part, I declare to you that it shall be my 
constant aim and effort, during the four years that I shall 
endeavor to serve the people of this State, to redeem this 
most solemn of all our-pledges. If more taxes be required 
to carry out this promise to the people, more taxes must be 
levied. If property has escaped taxation heretofore which 
ought to have been taxed, means must be devised by which 
that property can be reached and put upon the tax list. I 
rejoice in prosperity and take delight in the material prog- 
ress of the State. I would cripple no industry; I would re- 
tard the growth of no enterprise; but I would by just and 
equal laws require from every owner of property his just 
contribution, to the end that all the children may secure the 
right to select their servants. There are many important 
matters which will claim your attention. The problems be- 
fore us are of the gravest nature, but among them all there 
is none that can approach in importance the necessity for 
making ample provision for the education of the whole 
people. 

Appropriations alone cannot remove illiteracy from our 
State. With the appropriations must come also an increased 
interest in this cause, which shall not cease until every child 
ean read and write. The preachers, the teachers, the news- 
papers, and the mothers of North Carolina must be unceas- 
ing in their efforts to arouse the indifferent and compel by 
the force of public opinion the attendance of every child 
upon the schools. It is easier to accomplish this, since the 
amendment to our Constitution raises its solemn voice and 
declares that the child who arrives at age after 1908 cannot 
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participate in the policies of the nation, unless he can read 
and write. This is, therefore, the opportune moment for a 
revival of educational interest throughout the length and 
breadth of the State. We shall not accomplish this work in 
a day, nor can it be done by many speeches. It is a work of 
years; to be done day by day, with a full realization of its 
importance and with that anxious interest on our part which 
will stimulate the careless and will make all our people 
eager to attain the end which we seek. Our statesmen have 
always favored the education of the masses, but heretofore 
interest in the matter has not reached universality ; hence- 
forth, in every home there will be the knowledge that no 
child can attain the true dignity of citizenship without 
learning at least to read and write. This simple fact alone 
justifies the adoption of the Amendment, for it was its pass- 
age that first brought home to all our people the necessity 
for universal education. We enter an era of industrial de- 
velopment. Growth in that direction is dependent upon in- 
telligence—not the intelligence of the few, but of all. Mas- 
sachusetts realized this fact from the day when the Pilgrim 
Fathers landed on Plymouth Rock, and by that clear percep- 
tion she has won wealth out of bleak coasts and sterile lands. 
Our forefathers acknowledged the same fact in their first 
Constitution, and from that time to the present our Consti- 
tution and legislative acts have all looked towards this end ; 
but the whole people have never before been awakened to 
its advocacy. From this time forth opposition to education 
will mark a man as opposed to the theory of our govern- 
ment, which is founded upon the consent of the governed, 
and our Constitution provides that this consent in the not 
distant future can be given only by those who can read and 
write. We need have nothing to fear, then, from any party 
or any politician when we make liberal provision for educa- 
tion. But if there were opposition, our duty would be none 
the less clear. It is demonstrable that wealth increases as 
the education of the people grows. Our industries will be 
benefited ; our commerce will expand; our railroads will do 
a larger business, when we shall have educated all the chil- 
dren of the State. Itis, therefore, of the utmost importance 
from a material point of view that our whole people should 
be educated. Care must be taken on your part, gentlemen 
of the Legislature, to bring the schools in the remotest dis- 
tricts up to the standard of the Constitution, which solemnly 
admonishes you, as it did me but a moment ago when I took 
the oath to support it, that at least four months of school 
must be carried cn in every school district in each year. Our 
party platform follows the Constitution, and we cannot afford 
to violate either. If there are districts which are weak, they 
must be strengthened by those who are strong. The Good 
Book tells us that the strong should bear the infirmities of 
the weak, and the lessons of that great authority are of util- 
ity in our political life. There has grown up an idea among 
strenuous men that only the strong are to be considered and 
- benefited; that the poor and weak are the burden-bearers, 
who deserve no aid, and are weak because of their follies. 
A great State can never act on this theory, but will always 
recognize that the strong can care for themselves, while the 
true aim of the State is to provide equal and just laws, giv- 
ing to the weak opportunity to grow strong and restraining 
the powerful from oppressing the less fortunate. It will be 
a glorious day for us if our people in the hour of their pros- 
perity and wonderful growth and development can realize 
that men can never grow higher and betier by rising on the 
weakness and ignorance of their fellows, but only by aiding 
their fellow-men and lifting them to the same high plane 
which they themselves oceupy. It may require sacrifice to 
accomplish the promises which we have made, and men may 
be compelled to bear additional burdens, but I am persuaded 
that the sacrifice will be made and the burdens borne with 
that cheerfulness which has ever characterized us when we 


were doing a righteous thing. Our fathers have done well 
their work. They have sought this day through many diffi- 
culties; illiterate or learned, they have ever striven to do 
their duty by the State, and they have laid her foundations 
so strong and deep that we have but to build thereon the 
splendid home which they saw only in anticipation. Let 
that home be bright with the shining of ten thousand lights 
emanating from as many schools. Some of these lights will 
shine but feebly, mayhap with but four candle-power, while 
others shall shine with sixty-four, and some few with the 
radiance of a thousand, but let them all shine together to 
brighten life and make the State more glorious, and may 
they all have as their source that God who first said, ‘‘ Let 
there be light !”’ 

I pledge you, gentlemen of the Legislature, such power as 
the Constitution vests in the Governor and all the energy of 
my soul and heart to the education of the people, and I rely 
with entire confidence upon you and the promises which 
each of you have made. With these promises kept, there 
will break upon us a day such as has never before dawned 
upon our State. Our government is founded upon intelli- 
gence and virtue. We shall provide for intelligence by a 
system of schools which is designed to reach every citizen. , 
The schools look to the preparation of the voter for the use 
of the ballot. Weadmit to the elective franchise every man 
capable of intelligently exercising that right, and so anxious 
are we to approach as near as may be universal suffrage, 
that we have made the test of intelligence simply ability to 
read and write, an accomplishment which can be acquired 
in a few months. 

Having thus provided for the right to vote, the further 
duty devolves upon you, gentlemen of the Legislature, to 
pass a law by which that right may be effective; a law by 
which every voter qualified under our Constitution shall 
have the power to cast one vote and have that vote counted 
as cast. The safety of the State and the liberty of the citi- 
zens depend upon your action on this question. The adop- 
tion of the Amendment not only furnishes the occasion, but 
renders indispensable the adoption of an election law which 
shall be so fair that no just man can oppose it, and requires 
an administration of that law in such spirit that no man will 
doubt that the popular will has been rightly expressed and 
recorded. From the foundation of our State to the day 
when the negro was given the elective franchise, the fair- 
ness of our elections was never questioned. When the bal- 
lot was given to the negro, the first election thereafter was 
known to be a farce and fraud. That election was held under 
military dictatorship, lasted three days, and the vote was 
counted in Charleston, South Carolina. We have denounced 
and ever will denounce that election as fraudulent. When 
we came to power, in 1870, we changed the election law of 
the State, and from that time down to 1894 all elections were 
held under laws passed by us. Our adversaries charged that 
these elections were carried by force and fraud. When they 
came to power, in 1895, they adopted a law which we de- 
nounced as providing means for the registration and voting 
of minors, dead, imported, and convicted negroes. They 
earried the State under that law in 1896. We beat them in 
1898, despite their law, and then we passed a new election 
law, which they denounced as designed to thwart the will of 
the people. We held the election of 1900 under that law. 
By the result of that election we have eliminated the igno- 
rant negro from those entitled to vote. If what has been 
charged by the opposing parties be true, and elections have 
been fraudulent and election laws unfair ever since the negro 
came to bea power in the State, it certainly ought to follow 
that with the disqualification of the ignorant negro the State 
should return to her ancient ways when no man questioned 
her integrity. Henceforth our laws and their administra- 
tion must be so fair that the civilized world shall recognize 


6 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


the high purpose with which we have wrought to see this 
day. Let history record of us that we have fought our great 
fight and won our notable victory with no view to perpetuate 
ourselves in power, but honestly to secure good government 
founded on intelligence, worked out through a perfectly fair 
election law, administered as a sacred trust to be held for- 
ever inviolable. Good men go to war only for the sake of 
peace, and the patriotic citizens of our State have won this 
victory only for the sake of good government, and not for 
party aggrandizement. 

On every platform in the late campaign I declared our pur- 
pose to be to secure good government, safety and peace; to 
educate all the children, and to bring about the day when 
even extremest partisanship should not be able to cry out 
against our Jaws or our methods. Thousands of Republicans 
and Populists joined with us in securing our more than sixty 
thousand majority. I shall, therefore, confidently expect 
you, gentlemen of the Legislature, without regard to party, 
to frame an election law fair in every purpose, clear in every 
detail, and to provide machinery by which every man quali- 
fied under our Constitution shall be able to vote, and shall 
know that his vote is effective. Wecan have safety, security 
and integrity on no other basis. I now pledge you the whole 
power of my administration to secure this end. I declared 
in my speech of acceptance that I should enter upon the dis- 
charge of my duties, if elected, with great fear lest I should 
fail to interpret adequately the true spirit underlying our 
change in the Constitution ; but I have never for one moment 
questioned that the ultimate aim of our people was to secure 
a Constitution under which security for life, liberty, and 
property could be found under the forms of law and not in 
violation of them. 

Our opponents have denounced the movement which we 
inaugurated to amend the Constitution, and which will be 
carried out in the spirit just suggested, as revolutionary. 
They sought to prevent its success by threats before the 
election, and in the first moments of passionate disappoint- 
ment after the election they began prosecutions against cer- 
tain officers of the State for alleged wrong-doing in connec- 
tion with the August election. This movement of ours was 
carried out with such deliberate high purpose and such noble 
earnestness that thousands of our political opponents joined 
hands with us in an effort to forever settle a question which 
had distressed us for thirty years. It was the uprising of 
almost an entire people. There was about it, indeed, in its 
spontaneousness, in its enthusiasm, in its determination and 
sturdiness of purpose, and in its high aims, something of the 
revolutionary spirit of 1776. That spirit still lives in the 
hearts of North Carolinians. It is a part, and a glorious 
part, of their heritage—it cannot be destroyed by persecu- 
tion. A whole people cannot be persecuted, nor will they, 
without the utmost exertion, see any of their agents made 
to suffer for the defeat of those who sought in vain to stem 
the mighty tide of popular opinion. 

We have a great State, rich in noble manhood, richer still 
in her high-minded womanhood ; a State with counless treas- 
ures awaiting seekers: with riches in her fields and woods, 
streams and sounds, hills and mountains, sufficient to satisfy 
our dreams of wealth; with a frugal and industrious popu- 
lation ready to toil, just awakening fully to the possibilities 
before them. All that we need ‘‘ to complete the cirele of 
our felicities” is peace. Let hatred and bitterness and strife 
cease fromamong us. Let the law everywhere reign supreme. 
The highest test «+: ;3¢ eople is obedience to law, and a 
consequent ability to administer justice. It shall be the 
earnest aim of my administration to foster good feeling and 
to enforce law and order throughout the State. From Gur- 
rituck to Cherokee the law must have full sway. The mob 
has no place in our civilization. The courts are the creation 
of the Constitution and the juries are drawn from the peo- 


ple. If changes be necessary in order to secure a better and 
more certain administration of justice, you, gentlemen of © 
the Legislature, can make these changes; but it should be 
distinctly and finally understood of all men that safety can 
be found only in obedience to law. I wish to say to the ne- 
groes of this State in this connection, that they have been 
misinformed if they have heard that this administration 
will be unfriendly to them. Their every right under the 
Constitution shall be absolutely preserved. They will find 
security in right conduct and certain punishment for failure 
to obey the law. Let them learn that crimes which lead to 
mob law must cease, and then mob law shall curse our State 
no more. Icall upon all upright negroes to aid me in sup- 
pressing crime in all its forms. The white people owe a 
high duty to the negro. It was necessary to the safety of 
the State to base suffrage on capacity to exercise it wisely. 
This results in excluding a great number of negroes from 
the ballot, but their right to life, liberty, property and jus- 
tice must be even more carefully safeguarded than ever. It 
is true that a superior race cannot submit to the rule ofa 
weaker race without injury. It is also true, in the long years 
of God, that the strong cannot oppress the weak without de- 
struction. I said on April 11, 1900, and I now repeat it as a 
deep conviction, that ‘‘universal justice is the perpetual de- 
cree of Almighty God, and we are entrusted with power not 
for our good alone, but for the negro as well. We hold our 
title to power by tenure of service to God, and if we fail to 
administer equal and exact justice to the negro whom we 
deprive of suffrage, we shallin the fullness of time lose power 
ourselves, for we must know that the God who is Love trusts 
no people with authority for the purpose of enabling them 
to do an injustice to the weak.”’ 

Let us serve the State in this spirit, and with wisdom, and 
the people will continue to trust us, but if we depart from 
this plain and just way, power will drop from our hands, for 
the Amendment has, I believe and trust, brought with it a 
freedom of thought, of criticism and of action that will be © 
swift to withdraw a trust abused. 

With the education of the whole people; with a fair and 
impartial election law; with peace everywhere, there will 
be nothing to prevent us from working out the high destiny 
of our State. Thought will be set free, opinion can have its 
full sway, and every man will be able to declare the inmost 
feelings of his heart. Weshall have genuine free speech; 
our newspapers will have an opportunity to address them- 
selves to moulding public opinion without fear of injury to 
the State. Discussion can then take the place of abuse and 
argument will supplant passionate oratory. In this new and 
freer day we shall grow greater men. “Trust in all things 
high will come easy to us.’? We shall have problems and 
differences, but we shall have the intelligence to solve the 
problems and the good spirit to harmonize our differences. 

I come to the high task to which the people have called 
me with many misgivings. I know,if not adequately, some- 
thing of my weakness, and I likewise know, if not to the full- 
est extent, the many difficulties which will beset my way. 
T come to the work humbly, with deep anxiety and with an 
earnest desire to serve the people well. The manner of my 
coming makes it all the more incumbent upon me to search 
my heart that I may have no impure motive there. One 
who has been trusted after such fashion as the people have 
trusted me owes the highest obligation of uprightness in 
thought and action. Chosen by my party unanimously, 
elected by the people by a majority such as has never been 
given to any other man, I am bound by every obligation to 
serve to my utmost. The task is a difficult one. I shall 
make mistakes. When I shall have done the right thing I 
shall even then sometimes be misunderstood by my friends 
who will see my action not from my standpoint as the Gov- 
ernor of the whole people, but from theirs. When I shall 


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have done wrong I shall not expect approval; I do not wish 
it. I want to know my mistakes to the end that I may cor- 
rect them, because I am certain that I shall be judged at 
last by the whole tenor of my administration and by no one 
particular act. 

I have been elected as a Democrat. I shall administer the 
high office to which I have been called in accordance with 
the policies and principles of that great party, but I wish it 
distinetly understood that I shall strive to be a just governor 
of all the people without regard to party, color or creed. 
The law will be enforced with impartiality, and no man’s 
petition shall go unheard and unconsidered because he dif- 
fers from me in politics or in color. My obligation is to the 
State, and the State is all her citizens. No man is so high 


that the law shall not be enforced against him, and no man 
is so low that it shall not reach down to him to lift him up, 
if maybe, and set him on his feet again, and bid him God- 
speed to better things. 

I shall need the support of every citizen in the State. My 
work is your work. Iam but your servant, and if I serve 
you wisely it will be because my ears shall be constantly 
open to counsel, and my mind shall be, so far as in me lies, 


‘kept from prejudice, to the end that I may know wisdom. 


But with all the aid which can come from men, I shall fail 
unless I have the guidance of that God who rules the desti- 
nies of States and Nations and men, to whom, with rever- 
ence, I commend this good State and her gracious people. 


Hon. H. W. Stubbs. 


The gentleman whose name is at the head of this column 
needs no introduction to the people.of North Carolina. For 
many years he has been one of the men of whom the Old 
North State feels proud, and one of her favorite sons. The 
Hon. Harry W. Stubbs is a man who has forged to the front 
by sheer foree of ability and hard work. He is known all 
over the State, and is one of the Jeaders of the Democratic 


[Photo. by Wharton.] 
W. STUBBS. 


HON. H. 


party, and one whose opinions have great weight in shaping 
the actions of the Democratic voters of North Carolina. Mr. 
Stubbs is the member of the House from Martin County. 
The subject of our sketch was born in Williamston, N. C., 
Feb. 16th, 186), of distinguished parentage. Asa youth he 
received exceptional advantages in the way of education. 
He attended the Horner School at Oxford, and other educa- 
tional institutions later. Mr. Stubbs graduated at the Uni- 
versity of North Carolina. He read law under the direction 
of the Hon. James E. Moore, at the famous Dick and Dillard 
School at Greensboro, and others. In January, 1881, he re- 
ceived a iicense to practice law,and immediately afterwards 
began to practice, associating himself with the Hon. James 


' remarked the grocer in the far western town. 


E. Moore, one of the ablest attorneys in his section of the 
State. 

In 1889 Mr. Stubbs accepted the nomination for the Second 
Senatorial District, and, after a brilliant campaign, he was 
elected by a handsome majority. He was for two years So- 
licitor for the Inferior Court of Martin County, and was also 
at one time Mayor of Williamston. In 1898 he was prevailed 
upon by his constituents to accept the nomination for the 
lower house of the General Assembly. He conducted an 
active campaign, taking the lead in the fight for white su- 
premacy, at that time the vital point. He was elected by a 
good majority. In the session of 1899 Mr. Stubbs was one of 
the leaders in the House and one of the foremost workers 
for the Constitutional Amendment. 

Mr. Stubbs was re-elected in 1900, and during the session 
of 1901 he occupied a place in the front rank of the House. 
He took a prominent part in the debates and always had the 
courage to declare for the principles and policies of his party 
and the ability to take care of himself in any emergency. 
Asa member of most of the leading committees of the House, 
he accomplished a vast amount of work. 

Personally, Mr. Stubbs is a gentleman of charming man- 
ners and is very popular. He isa brilliant orator and speaks 
directly to the point in a clear and concise manner. 

Mr. Stubbs is considered one of the ablest lawyers in the 
House, and was Chairman of the Committee on Constitu- 
tional Amendments. On all points involving legal knowl- 
edge, his advice was sought by the members of the House, 
and was of great value on many occasions. He is a-jurist 
who is quick to see the poiuts in a case and get at the legal 
aspect. He would be an ornament to any political position, 
and his friends have been urging him to accept the Solicitor- 
ship of his district, which position he is peculiarly fitted to 
fill with credit to his party and State. 


“Quite a little excitement for a few minutes yesterday,” 
“The Muck- 
erses came in town in one direction and the Tucker boys 
from another. There’d just been a row between the two 
families, and everybody in town knew that when they came 
together there’d be some purty lively shootin’. Well, sir, 
in less than fifteen seconds after the first gun was pulled 
every man on both sides was on the ground with not less 
than two bullet holes in his frame. An’ there was thirty of 
?em in all.” 

“Why, that was remarkable!’’ exclaimed the tourist. 
““They must have been magnificent marksmen.” 

“Oh! The innocent by-standers did all the shootin’, Mis- 
ter. Wedon’t take any risks here no more.’’— Puck. 


The American who would delight to wear a shoulder-sash 
under his dress-coat is hardly numerous enough as yet seri- 
ously to threaten our free institutions. 


8 | TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Col. James A. Bryan. 


HIS ABLE WORK WITH THE ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA R. R. 


The Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad has become one 
of the most valuable properties in North Carolina during the 
past few years under the management of Col. James A. 
Bryan, the well-known President of the road. It is a well- 
known fact that when this able business man accepted the 
presidency, the road was in very poor shape, but, in his usual 
progressive manner, he assumed control, adding many new 
and valuable features to the property, causing an increase 
of revenue as well as an increase in the value of the road, 
increasing the earnings of the road from $140,656 53 in 1896, 
under former management, to $218,165.56 in 1900, under his 


management, which 


there were no passenger accommodations, and frequently 
box-cars were left on sidings to be used for storage, thereby 
diminishing the shipping powers of the road. The road 
owned only a limited number of cars for traffic and many of 
them were out of repair. There were a few cars with auto- 
matic couplers, and such cars as were in condition to be used 
sometimes were refused on that account by the connecting 
lines, and the road throughout was in such bad condition 
that it required the immediate expenditure of large sums to 
properly conduct its business. To meet this necessity, at the 
request of Col. Bryan the Board of Directors ef the road au- 
thorized him to borrow $50,000, and to use the net earnings 
to a sufficient amount, which was approved of by the Board 
of Internal Improvements. As a result of this, the road has 
been vastly improved ; the road-bed and drainage have been 

put in order ; new ties 


is an increase of near- Ee 
ly $80,C00.00, or more 
than 50 percent. In 
addition to this has 
been added many im- 
provements, such as 
‘ buying new engines, 
new passenger and 
freight cars, building 
new bridges, etc., 
which are too numer- 
ous to mention in de- 
tail. When Col. Bryan 
assumed control, he 
made a tour of the 
road, and found its 
road-bed uneven, in- 
sufficiently drained, 
and in general bad 
order; the ties were 
mostly old, worn out 
and many of them 
rotten, and insuffi- 
cient in many places 
to properly support 
the rails; the iron on 
some parts of the line 
‘was badly worn, and 
on account of the rot- 
ten condition of the 
cross-ties insecurely 
fastened, spikes were 
missing in many 
places; the motive 
power consisted in 


large part of old en- 
gines, several of them 
out of repair and in- 
capable of perform- 
ing proper service; the machine and carpenter shops were in 
a dilapidated condition, unfit for service, and the machinery, 
such as there was, antiquated and so worn out and brokenas 
to be of little use in making necessary repairs; and all the 
ordinary supplies for a proper equipment had been greatly 
neglected ; the bridges had been sadly neglected, and in some 
instances were in dangerous conditions, the most important 
bridge, over Trent river, requiring immediate attention ; the 
warehouse facilities were generally inadequate for the busi- 
ness of the road. New warehouses had to be erected at sey- 
eral stations and extensive repairs made upon others. At 
Newbern, where the road came into competition with water 
transportation, the warehouses were rottening down, unsafe 
for storage and of such small capacity as to induce shippers 
to patronize the water facilities. Ata number of stations 


have been putin; new 
rails have been laid 
on many parts of the 
line; new sidings 
along the line haye 
been made and ex- 
tended ; trestle-ways 
and cattle-guards 
have been repaired; 
all the road-crossings 
have been built anew 
or repaired; the 
bridges have been re- 
paired; warehouses 
have been rebuilt and 
new ones erected. 
The land upon which 
to build wharves and 
warehouses at New- 
bern was purchased 
at an expense of $10,- 
C00, and one ware- 
house erected at a 
cost of $11,000, and 
another at a cost of 
$7,000. Both of these 
warehouses extend to 
the deep-water line, 
as surveyed by the 
government at the in- 
stanee of the Presi- 
dent of the road, and 
afford ample storage 
room for the accom- 
modation of shippers 
and offer induce- 
ments to shippers to 
patronize the road, 
besides paying a 
handsome sum for storage. In the second story of this build- 
ing are the offices of the road conveniently arranged. Large 
and commodious brick warehouses have been built at Golds- 
boro and Kinston; the one at Goldsboro costing $6,500 and 
the one at Kinston costing $5,500. The growing business of 
the above-named places made it absolutely necessary to sup- 
ply these warehouses. They will be the means of greatly 
increasing the tonnage of the road, besides furnishing nec- 
essary accommodations for the passenger travel. 

The gross earnings of the road from the Ist day of October, 
1899, to the 1st day of December, 1990, amounted to two hun- 
dred and sixty-nine thousand eight hundred and ninety dol- 
lars and fifty-five cents, and the net earnings during the 
same period amounted to one hundred and eleven thousand 
two hundred and eighty-eight dollars and fifty-three cents. 


[Photo. by Wharton. ] 
COL. JAS. A. BRYAN, PRESIDENT A. & N.C. R. R. 


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TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 9 


The gross earnings of the road from the end of the fiscal 
year, the 30th day of June, 1900, to the Ist day of December, 
1900, amounted to the sum of $101,757.86, and the net earn- 
ings covering the same period amounted to the sum of 
$39,971.06. : 

The operation of the road is conducted by Col. Bryan under 
the most approved railroad system, in the interest of the 
State and stockholders, and is removed from all undue polit- 
ical or personal influences. The employes are faithful and 
act under the same strict discipline adopted by all successful 
railroads. The property of every description belonging to 
the company has been greatly increased in value, and the 
railroad is in condition to avail itself of the increased traffic 
now being secured. The affairs of the railroad have been 
placed upon a business basis, and any action looking toa 
disposition of the road, or change in the policies inaugurated 
and now being pursued by the present administration, would 
be detrimental not only to the best interest of the State, but 
to that of the private stockholders as well. : 

Colonel Bryan is a North Carolinian by birth; and is a de- 
scendant of one of the State’s oldest families. He is a grad- 
uate of Princeton College; was a soldier of the Confederate 
army, who served with honor and distinction all through the 


war. Heis an able Democrat, always giving his time and 
money for the interests of his party. He was a member of 
the famous ‘‘ White Supremacy ”’ General Assembly in 1898, 
being a Senator from his district. In February, 1899, he was 
elected by the Board of Internal Improvements, President 
of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, which is owned 
principally and controlled by the State of North Carolina. 
He is President of the National Bank of Newbern and one of 
the best posted business and railroad men in the State. 

With a well-balanced and cultivated intellect, a genial, 
good temperament and a buoyant energy, Colonel Bryan is 
walking up the pathway of life to a manhood replete with a 
noble influence for the great responsibilities of the present 
eventful period, and full of golden promise for honorable 
duty in the battlefield of the present and future. With a 
mind trained to grasp the good and bad points of railroad 
work, and a broad comprehension, Colonel James A. Bryan, 
President of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, is 
justly termed one of the most able of men. His has been a 
life marked with characteristics of firmness and determina- 
tion, and these elements have controlled his actions in the 
various positions of honor he has been ealled to fill. He is 
a man whom it is a pleasure to know. 


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MAIN BUILDING N. C. METHODIST ORPHANAGE. 


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MOBILE, ALABAMA. 


RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. 


CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. 


Prepares plans and specifications for Churches, Public Buildings, Schools, Residences, Ete. 


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10 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Our Success. 


THE RESULTS AND ADVANTAGES OF ORGANIZATION. 


‘<The Democratic party during the recent campaign polled 
about 7,000,000 votes,’’ says a prominent statistician. To say 
that such a grand organization should be abandoned, or the 
devoted men of that party should be dismissed or retired, is 
poor policy and will never meet with success. The election 
has proven that the commercial interests of the country are 
paramount. Whether the commercial instinct will submerge 
all others is to be shown. We have been told in these latter 
days that ‘“‘the best business interests’? must be allowed to 
dictate the policy of the country, no matter what the voice 
of the people may cry out in protest. We have been told by 
Republican campaign orators that those who find fault with 
the existing order of things are men without work or with- 
out any inclination to work. Does the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence declare 


pose of this organization. It is not designed to advance the 
interests of any man, but it brings the members of State and 
local party organizations closer and more systematically to- 
gether. Its work is almost wholly educational along Demo- 
cratic lines. It is strong and substantial maehinery put in 
position for consolidated party work. 

The fact is known to every Democrat in North Carolina 
that organization during the past two campaigns under the 
able direction and leadership of that gifted and far-seeing 
statesman, Hon. F. M. Simmons, won for our State ‘*‘ White 
Supremacy” and the passage of the Constitutional ‘‘Amend- 
ment,’’ as well as the victory of the Democratic party to 
every State office within the gift of the people, and almost 
the entire General Assembly of North Carolina. Does not 
this prove organization’s effectiveness and value? And the 
campaign of 1902 must find the Democracy of this State 
equally as well organized, and as certainly as the days come 
and go, the Democratic party must be ready for the fight of 
1904, If the present perfect organization is abandoned 
through lack of inter- 


that the man without 
work is not worthy to 
vote? Isa man’s fit- 
ness to exercise the 
privileges of citizen- 
ship to be measured 
by the number of dol- 
lars he has managed 
to accumulate? Is 
the man who owns a 
million cf these sup- 
posed to be thereby 
fitted to control the 
destiny of the man 
who owns none? Are 
the trust magnates to 
control our country ? 
Hundreds of millions 
of dollars have been 
gathered in by trusts 
during the past few 
months. Does this 
not demonstrate 
clearly that our larg- 
est and. principal bus- 
iness interests are be- 
ing gobbled up? And 
what will be the re- 


est and the non-sup- 
port of the State and — 
local organizations, it 
will simply necessi- 
tate an entire State 
reorganization. And 
more than that, as far 
as the future is con- 
cerned, the time and 
the money spent in 
building up the pres- 
ent perfect organiza- 
tion will have been 
wasted. Is it not, 
then, apparent that 
the sensible thing to 
do is to maintain the 
organization that we 
now have and keep it 
before every precinct 
and county in the 
State? 

The following from 
an able statesman is 
very appropriate just 
at this point: 

‘He serves his par- 


sult? Were not Dem- 
ocratice workingmen 
threatened by Republican employers during the recent cam- 
paign. with the loss of their jobs if they refused to march in 
the procession and vote with their employers? Did not that 
fact alone mean that unless we have money we are not free 
and equal, under Republican rule? The assertion ‘‘ that all 
men are created equal’? was of no practical value in this 
case. Here I might say that business interests must be re- 
garded and values unmolested, but the general government 
must not be forgotten. 

I believe as a party we should remain quiet, let the excite- 
ment pass away and later consolidate the opposition to the 
other party under conservative leaders, not under seltish 
personal politicians, but men who are a credit to the grand 
old Democratic party. Let wealth be no consideration. We 
rave here in the grand old State of North Carolina men who 
are able to lead the party to victory. And I wish to advise 
our party leaders here in the “Old North State” not to aban- 
don or forget that perfect organization that has just aided 
us in winning such a grand victory for Democracy. No mis- 
understanding should arise among Democrats-as to the pur- 


STATE CAPITOL, RALEIGH, N. C. 


ty best who serves it 
all the time, and if 
the principles for 
which we stand are true, he serves his country best who 
serves his party best. No greater or graver mistake can be 
made than for a citizen to suppose that he is concerned with 
the affairs of his party only during the strenuous time of a 
campaign. The enemies of the party are never idle. Their 
weapons never rust, but are kept ever bright by constant 
use.’” 

In conclusion, I will simply add that it gives me much 
pleasure to dedicate this publication to 


Tue Democratic Party, 
Hon. F. M. Stumons, our Senator, 


Hon. C. B. Aycock, our GovERNOR. 


And to congratulate the people of North Carolina upon 
the grand and glorious victory of the campaign of 1900-1901. 


C. BEAUREGARD POLAND. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


11 


Charles B. Aycock. 


The road to substantial distinction lies along no royal high- 
way. Permanent and well-founded pre-eminence and high, 
honorable, merited estimation by one’s fellow citizens is only 
achieved by those inspired with high aspirations and love for 
his friends and party based upon inimitable justice, unfal- 
tering fidelity and stern and resolute adherence under all 
circumstances and under all occasions to Jaw and religion. 
These facts are recognized by the distinguished gentleman 
whose name heads this sketch, and are the basis of his suc- 
cess. 

Charles B. Aycock was elected Governor of the State of 
North Carolina in August, 1900, by the largest majority ever 
given a candidate for Governor in the history of the State. 
He was elected by 186,650 votes, after one of the most bril- 
liant and dashing campaigns ever known in the South. 

Charles Aycock is today one of the most able and interest- 
ing figures in Southern politics. He is a man who has always 
been devoted to his home, with no mercenary motives in the 
political fields whatever. A man, popular on account of his 
- genial manner, unselfish spirit and honest friendliness, and 
during the entire campaign no man made brighter, clearer 
and more effective speeches in the interest of Democracy 
than this genial, wholesouled man—Mr. Aycock—and he is 
one of the few scrupulously honest men who fight for fair 
and honest principles; and he is a successful politician be- 
cause, when he tells you anything or makes you a promise, 
it can be relied upon, for it will be kept. He is the ideal of 
force, supported by a clear and intelligent mind filled with 
wit and common. sense, who, as a young man, won friends 
and comrades in the true sense of the word by his honesty 
and convictions; a man to Jove, admire, honur and respect. 

Governor Charles B. Aycock is forty years of age. He was 
born in the county of Wayne, near the town of Freemont. on 
afarm. He attended school at Freemont, after which he 
attended the Wilson Collegiate Institute, and finished his 
education at that famous seat of learning, the University of 
North Carolina. In these schools Mr. Aycock was one of the 
brightest and most brilliant of students, and was at all times 
a favorite with his teachers on account of his determined 
ability, and he nearly always stood at the head of his classes. 

While at the University he read law under able lawyers 
and acquired a knowledge of law that has been his life-long 
friend. He moved to Goldsboro after that and read law 
under the late A. K: Smedes, one of the leading lawyers of 
his day. In 1881 he formed a partnership at Goldsboro with 
Hon. Frank A. Daniels, which was afterwards one of the 
leading law firms of the State. He has held many positions 
of honor and trust. He was City Attorney of Goldsboro, 
County Attorney of Wayne; was District Elector in 1888, 
Elector-at-large in 1892, and afterwards was appointed Uni- 
ted States District Attorney. He is today the idol of the 
people of Goldsboro and an honor to the State of North Car- 
olina as aman. When nominated for Governor of this State, 
the highest honor that the people can confer was given him 
—the honor and compliment of an unanimous nomination 
for Chief Magistrate, which he accepted and led to victory 
in the most brilliant manner possible, carrying with him the 
entire Democratic ticket. Governor Aycock, the people of 
North Carolina are proud of their State and of you. 


Hon. J. Bryan Grimes. 

The present is essentially the era of the young man. In 
business, in the professions, and especially in the political 
field, we find the highest positions filled by young men, and 
it is no longer thought necessary to wait until a man is gray- 


haired before he can receive the trust and confidence of his 
fellow men. The strife and turmoil of the present day re- 
quire that the men who hold executive positions should be 
possessed of physical strength, in addition to mental vigor, 
in order to successfully stand the arduous duties of their 
offices. Thus it happens that a political office is sometimes 
offered to the young man who is exceptionally brilliant and 
possessed of the necessary qualifications, whereas thirty, or 
even twenty years back, his youth would have been consid- 
ered an insurmountable barrier. 

The Hon. J. Bryan Grimes, the present Secretary of State, 
may rightly be said to belong to the class above mentioned. 
Only 82 years old, he has been chosen to fill-one of the high- 
est ard most responsible offices within the gift of the people 
of Nerth Carolina. He was born in Raleigh, but since his 
early childhood he has lived at his ancestral county seat, 
Grimesland. He was educated at Trinity College and at the 
University of North Carolina. Asa further preparation for 
business, he took a course at Bryant & Stratton’s Business 
College at Baltimore. 

In 1894 Col. Grimes was united in marriage to Miss Mary 
Octavia Laughinghouse, a playmate of his childhood days, 
who had developed into a woman of great beauty, culture, 
and rare scholarly attainments. Mrs. Grimes died on Dee. 
2d. 1899. . 

Since he was 21 years old Col. Grimes has been engaged in 
managing large landed estates and is connected with various 
business enterprises. He is a practical farmer, a trained 
business man, and an excellent judge of lands and property 
values. He isa member of the Executive Committee of the 
N.C. Agricultural Society, and in 1899 and 1900 was a mem- 
ber of the State Board of Agriculture. While serving in that 
capacity he made a most excellent record. As President of 
the North Carolina Tobacco Growers’ Association, Col. 
Grimes has done much for the advancement of the interests 
of the farmer, and has taken a leading part in the fight 
against the trusts. 

From his early manhood he has taken a deep interest in 
political work. In 1898 he was, entirely without his solici- 
tation, strongly supported by a number of counties in the 
First District for nomination for Congress, but declined to 
become a candidate. His influence has always been very 
great and his advice often sought in the councils of the Dem- 
ocratic- party. He was honored by this party in 19C0 for Sec- 
retary of State, and, after a brilliant and memorable cam- 
paign, was elected by a handsome vote. 

Col. Grimes was a member of the staff of Governor Carr, 
and is one of the leading authorities in the State on military 
affairs. He has traveled extensively in America and Europe, 
is a broad-minded man of liberal views and policies, an ex- 
tensive reader with a cuitured mind. £ 

Col. Grimes’ acquaintance with the people of North Caro- 
lina is extensive, and his knowledge of the wants and needs 
of every section is second to that of no man in the State. 
He has abiding faith in the great plain people of this coun- 
try, and has always been interested in their cause and advo- 
cated whatever was for their interests. He has been a factor 
in every movement looking to the industrial and agricultural 
prosperity of his native State. He stands as the representa- 
tive of the young Democracy and the agricultural interests. 
He is a friend to the old Confederate soldier; his solicitude 
for them has been shown, his charities to which many an 
old soldier in Eastern N. C. wil! bear testimony. 

Col. Grimes has courteous manners, is generous and sym- 
pathetic and absolutely devoid of affectation. The extraor- 
dinary pride he manifests in all his undertakings springs 
more from ambition to excel in reputation than from a more 
sordid motive, and his aim may truly be said to be the doing 
of what he thinks to be for the good of his fellow-country- 
men. 


12 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Among the State officials at the Capitol there is none more 
popular than the Hon. Benjamin R. Lacy, the State Treas- 
urer. Although young in years, he has worked himself up 
to an important position of trust entirely by merit and hard 
work. 

Mr. Lacy was born in Raleigh, June 19th, 1854, and is the 


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Arrorney GENERAL. 


Raleigh and Gaston machine shops, and in that position he 
showed ability of a very high order, and was highly thought 
of by the officers of the road as well as by the employes. 

In 1893 Governor Carr appointed Mr. Lacy Commissioner 
of Labor Statistics, which position he held with great credit 
to himself until the Fusionists came into power, in 1897. In 
that year he organized in Raleigh the Mechanics Dime Say- 
ings Bank, with a capital of $15,000, of which he was made 
Cashier. The history and success of that institution, due 


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youngest son of the late Rey. Drewry Lacy, the foremost 
Presbyterian minister of North Carolina. When he was 
about sixteen years old he started to work as an apprentice 
in the machine shops of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad 
and remained there for five years, when he became an engi- 
neer on the road. In that position he remained for some 
years, and was considered one of the best engineers on the 
road. Afterwards, for several years he was foreman of the 


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almost entirely to Mr. Lacy’s hard work and executive abil- 
ity, are too well known to need repetition here. It is one of 
the best known savings banks in the State, and now has de- 
posits aggregating many thousands of dollars. 

When the Democrats came into power again Mr. Lacy was 
elected to his old position as Commissioner of Labor and 
Printing. In the Legislature of 1897 he was instrumental in 
securing the passage of the Fellow Servant Act, now a law 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 13 


of North Carolina. By reason of his strong fight in behalf of 
this act, Mr. Lacy has made himself very popular with labor 
people, and has endeared himself to the engineers and me- 
chanies of the State. He is amember of the Brotherhood 
of Locomotive Engineers and has often been chosen by that 
order to represent them at National Assemblies and Con- 
ventions. 

Mr. Lacy was nominated for the State Treasuryship largely 
on account of the support he received through the efforts of 
the labor men. He is regarded as the leader of the labor 
interests of the State. In August he was elected State 
Treasurer, receiving 186,499 votes to 126,778 cast for the Fu- 
sion candidate. 

Mr. Lacy is a gentleman of courteous, affable manners, 
extremely popular with all, and will fill the office creditably. 
He is a member of the Presbyterian church and an ardent 
Mason. He is also President of the State Sunday School 
Association. 


Hon. Robert D. Gilmer. 


A brief sketch of the life of Robert D. Gilmer is of interest 
to all, since it shows the possibilities of a man of merit, and 
will serve as an example to the young men of North Caro- 
lina. There are few men better known throughout the State 
than he and few to whom honors have more deservedly come. 

Mr. Gilmer was born at Mt. Airy, Surry County, May 2d, 
1859, and is a scion of one of the oldest and most distin- 
guished families of the State. 
ceiving an education, which was in after life to fit him for 
the various offices of trust to which the people have elected 
him. In 1879 he went to Emory and Henry College in Vir- 
ginia, where he remained two years, and while there took 
the Debater’s medal. Subsequently he attended Dick and 
Dillard’s law school at Greensboro, a school that has pro- 
duced many of the ablest lawyers of the Tar Heel State. He 
graduated from that institution in 1882. The same year he 
received a license to practice and began the pursuit of his 
profession at Mt. Airy. 

Mr. Gilmer moved to Waynesville, his present home, in 
_ 1885. The following year he was elected chairman of the 
County Democratie Executive Committee and for four years 
held that position and worked faithfully for the interests of 
the party. He also served as chairman of the Executive 
Committee of the Twelfth Judicial District. In 1890 Mr. 
Gilmer was nominated for the Legislature and was triumph- 
antly elected. As a member he made a splendid record, be- 
ing especially interested in all matters pertaining to educa- 
tion, and was chairman of the Committee on Education, He 
introduced the bill to establish the State Normal and Indus- 
trial School at Greensboro, and by hard work secured its 
passage. Mr. Gilmer was also a member of the Judiciary 
Committee. 

In 1892 he was again elected a member of the Legislature, 
and was even more prominent than at the previous session. 
He served as chairman of the Committee on Corporations 
and was favorably mentioned by many of the papers for the 
position of Speaker, but declined. He took a leading part 
in all the discussions of this session and, as always, was on 
the side of true Democracy. 

In 1894 Mr. Gilmer was made chairman of the Democratic 
Congressional Committee of the Ninth District, and served 
his party well in that capacity, Two years later he was the 
Democratic Elector for the district, and during that remark- 
able campaign he made over sixty speeches in a district 
composed of sixteen counties, the district being a hard one 
to canvass, as a large portion of it is off the railroad and in 
mountainous country. As aspeaker, Mr. Gilmer has made 
a high reputation. He has excellent command of language, 


His youth was passed in re- 


prominent member. 


and his earnest style captivates his hearers. There is a 
magnetism about him that tells in a political campaign. 

As a presiding officer, Mr. Gilmer has been very successful 
and has presided over many conventions. In 1898 he can- 
vassed the central portion of the State and made many 
speeches in the more prominent communities. His nomina- 
tion for the Attorney Generalship was entirely unsought by 
him, but his many friends and admirers urged him to accept | 
the nomination. The leading papers all over the State 
brought his name forward as the man best fitted for the 
position by experience and legal ability. He was prevailed 
upon to accept and was elected by a handsome majority. 


Hon. B. F. Dixon. 


There are few men in the State of North Carolina better 
or more favorably known than the present Auditor, Major 
B. F. Dixon. He is a native: of Cleveland County, having 
been born at King’s Mountain, in that county, March 27th, 
1846. His early education was received in the public schools 
of his county. When he was 16 years of age he entered the 
Confederate army as a private in the Fourteenth North Car- 
olina Regiment, and was later promoted for gallantry on the 
field to a Second Lieutenancy in the Forty-ninth North Caro- 
lina Regiment. He was a brilliant and dashing soldier and 
showed his bravery on many occasions. He was soon made 
Captain of Company G, of the same regiment, which posi- 
tion he held until the close of the war. 

Resuming his education at the close of the war, like so 
many of our brave Confederate soldiers, he began the study 
of medicine at the Charleston Medical College, of Charles- 
ton, 8. C., where he was graduated with high honors in 1874. ° 
Returning to his native town, King’s Mountain, he devoted 
himself to his chosen profession, and before very long suc- 
ceeded in building up a most excellent practice. 

In 1884 Dr. Dixon received the appointment of Superin- 
tendent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, at Oxford, N. C., 
which position he held for six years. During that time his 
executive abilities showed themselves to a marked degree, 


-and he did much towards the upbuilding of that institution. 


He then accepted the Presidency of the Greensboro Female 
College, and much of the fame and success of that well- 
known school is due to the wisdom and ability of Dr. Dixon. 

In 1896 he was elected a member of the Legislature by the 
people of Cleveland county, and during the session was a 
As a member of some of the most im- 
portant committees, he did good work and was always on 
the side of any question which was for the good of the peo- 
ple of North Carolina. Asaspeaker he is forcible, and his 
words, coming as they do, from the heart, carry weight with 
them. 

When the war with Spain broke out, the military spirit 
again asserted itself and Dr. Dixon volunteered his services, 
which were accepted, and he was appointed a Major in the 
Second North Carolina Regiment. His training as a soldier 
proved itself and he made a record of which any man might 
well be proud. 

Dr. Dixon has always been an active and influential Dem- 
ocrat, and has always been ready to respond to the call of 
the party. He has been honored with the respect and con- 
fidence of all the leaders and his counsel sought after. Dur- 
ing the campaign of 1900 his name came up for the position 
of Auditor and the suggestion immediately received support 
from all parts of the State. No other candidate having been 
suggested who in any way stood a chance against Dr. Dixon, 


he was nominated on the first ballot. 

Dr. Dixon is a typical Southern gentleman of the old 
school. Tall, of fine proportions, with a genial countenance, 
he is well known and popular everywhere, and his genial, 
courteous manners endear him to all. 


14 . TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Gen. Julian $. Carr. 


Among the great number of North Carolina’s distinguished 

men there is perhaps none whose name is better known and 
honored than that of General Julian 8. Carr. nor one who 
has endeared himself more to the hearts of all loyal citizens 
of the grand old Tar Heel State. For years he has stood as 
a type of the noble Southern gentleman, and at the same 
time the embodiment of the “ New South,” with its indus- 
tries and wonderful mereantile advancement. It is such 
men as General Carr that have built up our beloved land out 
of the desolation and ruin resulting from the ravages of the 
Civil war, and have caused their section to be looked upon 
as the most prosperous and growing territory of the entire 
United States. It is for this that we find the subject of this 
brief sketch, “Jule” Carr, as he is affectionately termed, re- 
vered and looked up to all over the grand old State of North 
Carolina, which is so dear to him. 
’ General Carr is a native of Durham county, and served 
with honor during the Civil war, returning home after the 
surrender at Appomattox 
without a cent. The grit 
and determination of the 
man may be judged when 
we see him today rated as 
one of the richest men of 
the State, his wealth being 
estimated at several mil- 
lion dollars. 

About 1870 Gen. Carr re- 
turned home on a visit from 
Little Rock, Ark., where he 
had for several years been 
engaged in the cotton busi- 
ness, meeting with that suc- 
cess which might be expect- 
ed to come to any man of 
his abilities and powers of 
direction. 

Being urged by his many 
relatives and friends to lo- 
cate nearer home, General 
Carr fixed upon Durham as 
a town where his talents 
might be likely to find re- 
ward. Forsome years back 
the bright leaf tobacco 
raised in that section had 
caused many to look to Durham as a coming tobacco mar- 
ket, and General Carr had the keen perception to see the 
opportunity and the ability to seize upon it. 

At the cost of a few thousand dollars he purchased a third 
interest in the firm of Blackwell & Green, an interest which 
he has since increased. Thus we see him at the early age of 
twenty-five started in a career which was to bring him fame 
and fortune. For the first few years, as was to be expected, 
the sums spent in advertising used up the profits of the busi- 
ness; but so quickly did the trade of the concern increase 
under able and efficient management that in 1883 the Black- 
well’s Durham Tobacco Co. was chartered with a capital of 
$4,000,000, and was recently sold, General Garr retiring to 
look after his other interests, which had become many. 

~General Carr is President of the First National Bank of 
Durham, a member of the Executive Committee of the Board 
of Trustees of the State University, President of the Board 
of Trustees of the Greensboro Female College, a Director of 
the Oxford Orphan Asylum, Vice-President of the Durham 
Cotton Manufacturing Company, Treasurer of the Interstate 
Telephone Company, Vice-President of the Durham & Ghar- 


GENERAL JULIAN 8. CARR. 


‘otte Reilroad Company, President of thé Ormond Mining 
Comp ny of Bessemer City, N.C. He is largely interested 
in the Durham Furniture Factory, and owns almost exclu- 
sively the Durham electric power plant. Healso owns large 
mining interests in western North Carolina and in other 
States. Recognizing the need of a first-class hotel at Dur- 
ham, he built the famous Carrolina at a cost of $200,000. 
His principal business, however, is dealing in Southern secu- 
rities and investments, and he is without doubt the best au- 
thority on these matters to be found anywhere. 

General Carr was the first man in the South to make a 
donation to any educational institution north of the Potomac 
since the war, he having subseribed $10,000 to the American 
University at Washington several years ago. He is the 
heaviest insured man in the South and the third heaviest in 
the country, carrying over a million dollars on his life. 

Naturally, a man of his many interests and activities may 
be supposed to take an interest in the political world. An 
ardent Democrat, he has always been ready to respond to 
the calls of his party, and has never failed to give his time 
and money when either were needed for the good of the De- 
mocracy. He has never 
sought fame or preferment. 
His political work has been 
always unselfish, although 
with his able knowledge of 
men and keen insight into 
character, it would be hard 
to find a man better equip- 
ped with those traits which 
go to make the successful 
office-holder, while at the 
same time his cordiality, 
good fellowship and inter- 
est in the welfare of every- 
one attract to him men of 
all conditions of life. 

During the famous battle 
for white supremacy, Gen. 
Carr took an active interest 
in the fight, and the weight 
of his influence and his able 
advice did much towards 
raising North Carolina out 
of the mire into which it 
had apparently fallen, 

As a philanthropist, Gen, 
Carr takes first rank, and 
it would be hard to name 
the undertakings to which he gives the benefit of his time, 
his means and his counsel. During the war with Spain he 
gave notice that he would provide for families left in Dur- 
ham and dependent on Durham volunteers for their support, 
and he invited the families of one white and one colored com- 
pany of volunteers of 120 each to send all bills for their liv- 
ing expenses to him. He visited the First North Carolina 
Regiment while it was encamped at Jacksonville, tendered 
his check for $25,500 to the Colonel in command, saying that 
he desired to see the boys from North Carolina provided 
with every comfort and luxury consistent with camp life. 
Such incidents as these show the man; and many others 
might be mentioned. 

General Carr is commander of the Confederate Veterans 
of the State, and no needy soldier of the army of Lee ever 
fails to find in him a true friend. With him, indeed, the 
Confederacy is a ‘‘Lost Cause” but not a forgotten one. 

In the campaign of 1900 Gen. Carr made a brilliant canvass 
of the State for the United States Senate, which will forever 
be memorable in the political history of the State. He was 
defeated, yet made a record that all are proud of. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 15 


Hon. W. D. Turner. 


A Democrat, a man learned in the Jaw—such is our Lieu- 
tenant-Governor, Hon. Wilfred D. Turner. He is a man who 
has not come into political prominence through his own de- 
sires, but in obedience to the call of his fellow citizens. He 
was born in Iredell county, January 30th, 1855; the son of 
Mr. Wilfred D. Turner, a prominent farmer of that section 
and the pioneer cotton manufacturer of the Piedmont sec- 
tion. Mr. Turner is a graduate of Trinity College of the 
class of 1876, and three years later the degree of A. M. was 
eonferred upon him by the same institution. We thus see 
that previous to studying law he had thoroughly prepared 
himself with the best 
classical education that 
could be obtained. 
There are few  profes- 
sions in which a general 
education counts for 
more than it does in the 
practice of law; the law- 
yer is brought face to 
face with problems and 
situations in which more 
than technical skill is 
required to properly 
grasp them, and it is 
then that a man’s gen-. 
eral education shows 
itself. 

After reading law sev- 
eral years, Mr. Turner 
began to practice in 
June, 1877, at Asheville. 
Industrious, studious, 
and painstaking, he soon 
found himself in the pos- 
session of a practice that 
was lucrative and grati- 
fying to the ambition of 
a young attorney. In 
1885, his success having 
continued meanwhile, 
Mr. Turner formed a 
partnership with the 
late Judge Robert F. 
Armfield, and four years 
later, when Judge Arm- 
field went on the bench, 
he combined his practice 
with that of Mr. Chas. 
H. Armfield. The firm 
is now one of the strung- 
est in the State. 

Mr. Turner is a strong 
Democrat and for some time has been a leader in the party. 
Several times he has been chairman of the County Execu- 
tive Committee of Iredell county, and in 1898 was strongly 
supported for nominaticn for Congress. 

In 1886 Mr. Turner was elected State Senator from the 
district composed of Iredell, Alexander and Wilkes counties, 
and served during the sessions of 1887, 1889 ard 1$91, being 
regarded as one of the ablest lawyers, best parliamentarians 
and safest legislators in the State. He was chairman of the 
Judiciary Committee. 

Mr. Turner was one of the delegates to the National Con- 
vention of 1896, that great convention in which the cham- 
pion of the rights of the people, Hon. W. J. Bryan, was 
placed in nomination for the Presidency of the United 


States. In the vigorous campaign which followed, Mr. Tur- 
ner played a prominent part, lending his abilities as a speaker 
to the cause of the Democratic party. In the last campaign 
Mr. Turner was also a power on the stump and did much to 
bring about the suczess of the Democratic party in Ncrth 
Carolina. 


Mr. Turner was elected Lieutenant-Governor in August, 
1900, receiving 186,529 votes, as against 125,532 cast for H. 
F. Seawell, his opponent. 

As a presiding officer in the session of the Senate just 
passed, he has shown great ability, and has been noted for 
the fairness and justice of his decisions. Not for many 
years has North Carolina had a President of her Senate who 
has given such general 
satisfaction as Mr. Tur- 
ner. He is a just and 
broad-minded man who 
can always be relied 
upon to support any 
measure that is for the 
good of the Common- 
wealth, and he has the 
courage of his convic- 
tions to a marked de- 
gree. 

Personally, no man 
has a better record than 
Mr. Turner. In his na- 
tive county he has al- 
ways enjoyed the confi- 
dence of his fellow citi- 
zens to the fullest ex- 
tent. He has been twice 
married, his first wife 
being Miss Lanier of Al- 
abama. His second wife 
was Miss Julia H. McCall 
of Statesville. 

As well as being a suc- 
cessful lawyer and 
statesman, Mr. Turner 
has excellent business 
qualifications. He is 
President of the Monbo 
Cotton Mill Company, 
located in Catawba 
county, of which his 
brother is Secretary and 
Treasurer. He is also 
connected with many of 
the important enter- 
prises of his county. He 
is a Trustee of the State 
Normal and Industrial 
College at Greensboro. 
In religion, Mr. Turner is a Methodist. 

Just before the Senate adjourned, the Senators of all par- 
ties, in appreciation of the splendid manner in which Lieu- 
tenant-Governor Turner presided as President of the Senate, 
and as a testimonial of their personal appreciation for him 
as a presiding officer, presented him a magnificent silver 
service with their compliments and best wishes. 

Mr. Turner, in his position as President of the Senate, has 
by his clear, concise and able rulings, being just to all, won 
for himself the life-long esteem and friendship of his asso- 
ciates, and added new laurels to his splendid reputation. 
He is a gentleman who by his ability and thoroughness wins 
the highest regard of all who meet him. Such men as this 
take the Democratic party always to the front. 


{Photo, by Wharton. } 
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR W.D. TURNER. 


16 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Senator J. A. Brown. 


A successful career has been that of the Hon. Joseph A. 
Brown—a life that is marked with characteristics of fairness 
and determination. He was born in Richmond county, near 
Rockingham, July 9th, 1861, and is descended from old and 
distinguished ancestry, his father, Reuben H. Brown, being 
prominent in educational matters throughout North Caro- 
lina. After having held some minor political positions, Mr. 
Brown, in 1881, engaged in the mercantile business and re- 


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SENATOR JOS. A. BROWN. 


mained in that until 1888, at which time he went into the 
lumber business. In 1895 he entered the real estate and im- 
migration field. 

In 1892 Mr. Brown was elected a member of the State Sen- 
ate, and during the session of 1893 made a fine record. He 
was again nominated in 1896, and, although the Fusionists 
were victorious, Mr. Brown ran ahead of his ticket, owing to 
his great popularity and vigorous campaign. In 1898 Mr. 
Brown was elected by a majority of 1,339. Mr. Brown had 
the honor of representing the Sixth Congressional District 
in the Democratic convention held at Chicago in 1896. 

During the campaign of 1898 he was chairman of the County 
Executive Committee and had much to do with the victory 
of the Democratic party in that year. He was a most elo- 
quent champion of the cause of white supremacy and good 
government. So ably did he serve the people of Robeson 
and Columbus counties that he was re-elected for the ses- 
sion of 1901, and he has again shown his devotion to the cause 
of Democracy. He was chairman of the Committee on Prop- 
ositions and Grievances and a member of the Committees on 
Penal Institutions, Railroads and Corporation Commission, 
and Privileges and Elections. He introduced many bills of 
importance to his district and to the State generally, among 
them being the anti-cigarette bill. He has devoted much 
of his time to committee work and rendered effective service. 

Mr. Brown is a clear, concise speaker, has a fine delivery, 
and always succeeds in holding his audience by his brilliant 
oratory. Today he is one of the leading public men and 
statesmen of North Carolina. 


Senator F. G. James. 


The subject of this sketch was born in Hertford, Perquim- 
ans county, about forty-two years ago. When very young 
he moved to Greenville, Pitt county, and for many years has 
been one of the leading citizens of that town. His educa- 
tion was received at the University of North Carolina, where 


_he graduated in law and was shortly afterwards admitted to 


the bar. For ten years he was mayor of the city of Green- 
ville, and there is no more popular man in his section than 
he. Hehasalways been an enthusiastic Democrat and stands 
always ready to respond to the call of his party. 

In 1892, Mr. James was nominated and elected to the State 
Senate, serving in the session of 1893 and making a record of 
which any man might well be proud. In 1898, he was again, 
very much against his wishes, put in nomination, and after 
a hard fought campaign he was triumphantly elected by a _ 
majority of 405. Two years previously the district had given 
a Fusion majority of 685. During the term of the Legisla- 
ture Mr. James was very active on the floor of the Senate 
and was one of the recognized leaders. 

His record was so good and brought him so prominently 
before the public as a useful and able leader, that he was 
again persuaded to accept a nomination and was again elec- 
ted. During the session just finished, Mr. James has, as be- 
fore, taken a prominent partin the important debates that 
have taken place in the Senate, and has been very promi- 
nent. He was chairman of the Committee on Privileges and 


SENATOR F. G. JAMES. 


Elections, and a member of the Committees on the Judici- 
ary, Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institutions, Insurance, Con- 
gressional Districts, and Shell Fish Industries. 

Every question of importance to the people, the State and 
the Democratic party was given careful consideration by 
Senator James. Heisa man of exceptionally fine ability, 
and one who, in his broad-minded liberality, wins the confi- 
dence and esteem of all who come in contact with him. 

Senator James enjoys a fine law practice, and is beloved by 
all the people of Pitt county, regardless of party or religion. 
He has a brilliant future before him in the political arena. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


17 


Senator T. D. Warren. 


One of the youngest and yet one of the most able of our 
State Senators is the gentleman whose name heads this 
sketch, Hon. Thomas Davis Warren, the distinguished Sen- 
ator from the Eighth District. Senator Warren was born in 


_ Chowan county, at Edenton, twenty-seven years ago, where 


s 


he spent his boyhood days. He was educated at Horner’s 
Military School and the University of North Carolina, where 
he graduated with high honors. In 1895-’96 he was Profes- 
sor of Languages at the Horner School. In 1886 he was 


| Photo. by Watson.] 
SENATOR THOMAS D. WARREN. 


Principal of the Newbern Academy. In ’98 he was Instructor 
of Law at the University of North Carolina, and while hold- 
ing this position he took an advanced course in law, taking 
the degree of L. L. B. in June, 1899. He received his license 
to practice law in 1896, although did not commence active 
practice until November, 1898. He now enjoys quite a lucra- 
tive and growing practice in Jones and adjoining counties. 
He was County Attorney for Jones county, and in this posi- 
tion made many friends and won for himself quite a pleasing 
reputation as a lawyer. 

The Eighth District, two years ago, gave only about three 
hundred Democratic majority, having gone during the two 
elections previous to that (1894—’96) to the Fusionists. 

The campaign of 1900 was one of the most interesting ever 
held in the district, and Senator Warren, in company with 
his colleague and other prominent Democrats of the district, 
made a canvass that will ever be a remembrance of a Demo- 
cratic victory, and midst brilliant bursts of oratory and de- 
bate, carried the district by the magnificent majority of 


5,300, which is the largest Democratic majority ever polled . 


in the Eighth District. 

Senator Warren has introduced a number of important 
bills, and he has faithfully and conscientiously looked after 
all matters of legislation in a manner that has won the high 
regard and friendship of his associates. 

Senator Warren is an able debater, and his speeches advo- 
cating legislation that he considered for the advancement 
and best interests of North Carolina were well delivered and 
convineing arguments. As a member of committees he has 
personally looked after all important bills, and through his 
courtesy and ability he has won many admirers and friends, 
and it presents to the handsome young statesman a brilliant 
and honorable future. 


Senator J. T. Foy. 


The broad-minded and liberal Senator from Pender, rep- 
resenting the Ninth District, has few peers in the General 
Assembly when it comes to earnestness and efficiency. He 
is aman of attractive personal qualities, and his uniformly 
courteous treatment of all his colleagues, both socially and 
in debate, has won the regard of all. There is no more pop- 
ular man in the Senate, and because of his accurate judg- 
ment and clear views on all subjects of importance, he is 
honored by his fellow members. 

Senator Foy was born at Scott’s Hill, N. C., fifty-four years 
ago, where he spent his youthful days. His-father died 
while he was quite young, and his oldest brother was killed 
during the war. Senator Foy was then only fourteen years 
of age, yet he was forced to take charge of the large estate 
and manage same for his invalid mother and younger broth- 
ers and sisters, which he did in a manner that added to the 
value of the property very materially. And from that time 
to the present he has successfully handled the business mat- 
ters of his estate. He is one of the most successful business 
men in his district, owning and operating several extensive 
and up-to-date farming establishments. 

When the famous campaign of 1900 was inaugurated, Sen- 
ator Foy was one of the recognized leaders in his district, 
and being a man of large influence and ability, he was nomi- 
nated for the State Senate by the Democrats of the Ninth 
District. He accepted the honor and made a brilliant and 
energetic canvass. He was elected by a vote of 3,797, being 
four more votes than were cast in his district for Governcr, 
Senator Foy’s majority in his home county (Pender) was 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
SENATOR JOSEPH T. FOY. 


1,063, which is nearly double that of the Democratic major- 
ity of 1898—a record that is truly gratifying. 

Senator Foy has been a member of the Board of County 
Commissioners of his county over ten years; was chairman 
of this Board six years. 

Asa member of the Senate he has carefully watched all 
legislative matters before committees, and he has rendered 
effective work for his constituents. As a member of the 
committees on Insurance, Privileges and Elections, Manu- 
facturing Interests, Fish and Fisheries, Election Laws and 
Appropriations, his work has been carefully done. 

Senator Foy is a strikingly handsome gentleman, and a 
popular favorite with all who know him. 


18 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Col. John S$. Cuningham. 


In an agricultural State like North Carolina, where the 
farming interests play a large part in the life of the people 
and are of vital interest to their welfare, itis but natural 
that the men who achieve success in that line of endeavor 
should be men of mark in the commonwealth. Any one fa- 
miliar with the agricultural industries of this State knows 
that tobacco constitutes one of the leading products of the 
soil, and that the production of the fragrant weed exerts a 
great influence over the commercial interests of North Caro- 
lina. It is a well-known fact that the planters of North 
Carolina keep abreast of the times in the way of scientific 
agriculture and mechanical improvements, and the result is 
that they stand second to none in the excellence of their im- 
portant work. 

Col. John S. Cuningham, the subject of this sketch, is per- 
haps the largest individual tobacco grower in the world. A 
native of Person county, he has 
spent his entire life upon the 
magnificent estate, the home of 
his forefathers four generations 
back, in the centre of the famous 
bright tobacco belt. He has had 
opportunities of developing the 
golden leaf to the very best ad- 
vantage—opportunities that were 
certainly not lost sight of by him 
if we may judge by results. 

Col. Cuningham received his 
preparatory education at Hor- 
ner’s Military Academy and at 
the Bingham School. Afterwards 
he completed his education at the 
University of North Carolina, Al- 
though the professions were open 
to him, he chose to serve his na- 
tive State by advancing her agri- 
cultural interests and serving as 
an example of what may be ac- 
complished by the man of educa- 
tion and refinement who devotes 
his entire time and attention to 
that end. 

On his fourteen thousand acres 
of land mammoth crops are raised 
each year, principally tobacco, 
but the cultivation of wheat also 
receives from him a great deal of attention. His manage- 
ment of this large plantation is most excellent, and gives 
ample opportunity for the display of that executive ability 
which Col. Cuningham possesses to such a high degree. 

Although devoting his time so largely to agriculture, Col. 
Cuningham has found time to devote to politics and take an 
active part in the affairs of the State. A pronounced and 
unflinching Democrat, he is yet conservative and just in all 
his views, and would not lend his influence to any movement 
that he did not consider right or honorable. He has for some 
years been chairman of the Democratic Executive Commit- 
tee of Person county, and is recognized as one of the party 
leaders. At the beginning of the campaign of 1888 some of 
his friends brought his name forward as a candidate for the 
Lieutenant-Governorship, but, although taking an active in- 
terest in the political fight, he declined to allow the use of 
his name for that office. 

In 1896 Col. Cuningham accepted the nomination for the 
Legislature from the people of Person county, and his popu- 
larity and ability in conducting a campaign may be judged 
from the fact that he changed the majority in his county 


COL, JOHN 8. CUNNINGHAM, 


from 600 Republican to 400 Democratic. He was the recog- 
nized leader of the Demozratie minority in the House, and 
received the unanimous support of his party for the position 
of Speaker. He stood always for what was best for the in- 
terests of the State and her people. Although urged by his 
constituents to accept a renomination, his other interests 
prevented him from doing so. 


In 1897-’98 he was President of the North Carolina Agri- 
cultural Society, and the State Fairs held in those two years 
were the most successful and the largest ever held in Ral- 
eigh. When the Legislature of 1899 was selecting a Board 
that should reorganize and reform the State Board of Agri- 
culture, Col. Cuningham was chosen as one of the members. 
When the members met to organize, he was chosen chair- 
man, a compliment that was well deserved. It is hardly 
necessary to state that he makes a model chairman of the 
Board—the agency that is charged with advancing the in- 
terests of the farmers of North Carolina. He is President of 

the State Tobacco Growers’ Asso- 
ciation, and through.his efforts at 
Washington the tax on tobacco 
has been decreased. 

In addition to his farming in- 
terests, Col. Cuningham is an ac- 
tive participant in many and va- 
ried business and industrial en- 
terprises, serving as Director in 
various banks, cotton factories, - 
and many other industries 
throughout the State. He has 
always watched closely the in- 
dustries of North Carolina, and 
predicts a brilliant commercial 
future for the Tar Heel State. 

_He is also keenly interested in 
all those questions of an economic 
nature tending to the betterment 
of the condition of the people. 

In June, 1889, he married Miss 
Carrington, of Charlotte county, 

-Va.,a beautiful and accomplished 
lady, the daughter of Col. Henry 
A.Carrington. The elegant home 
that Mrs. Carrington presides 
over is typical of the true South- 
ern refinement and culture. 

In person, Col. Cuningham is a 
distinguished looking man, of 

commanding presence, with kindly features. In charaeter, 

he has been described as a man of sterling honor and integ- 
rity, firmness, exhaustless energy and resources ; a man born 
to be a leader among his fellow men. 

Col. Cuningham has immense executive ability, that being 
one of the keynotes of his success. He possesses the gift of 
being able to do an immense amount of work with little ap- 
parent effort. He has boundless sympathy for his less for- 
tunate fellowman, and the appeals of the poor and needy 
never fail to receive a response from him. There is nodoubt 
that many more honors are in store for Col. John 8. Cuning- 
ham. There are not many men who have done as much for 
North Carolina and none who have done more; and as he is 
a young man in the prime of life, yet with much experience 
back of him, we may reasonably expect to see many more 
good works emanating from him. This being so, the grate- 
ful people will shower rewards and blessings upon his head 
until finally he will reach that height, above which none may 
climb—the position of a man who stands first in the esteem 
of his fellowmen, and who will lay all the gifts in their power 
upon him, 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 19 


Senator J. A. Long. 


Here in America no man is born into a position of political 
distinction, but if he has ability and mental capacity ; if the 


sidereal fire of true genius glows in his heart and brain, there 


is no eminence that he may not attain. The true strength 
of the grandest institutions mainly consists in this fact. 
There exists every opportunity and every incentive to exer- 
tion, and the goals of ambition are nowhere so lofty for the 
reason that the preservation of liberty and the conservation 


[Photo. by Watson. ] 
SENATOR JAMES A. LONG. 


of the public good. are the ends every public man who ac- 
quires lasting reputation must keep in view. Such is the 
record of the Hon: James A. Long, State Senator from the 
Seventeenth District, and who is perhaps one of the best 
known men in the State. Senator Long was born in the 
county of Person fifty-nine years ago. He was educated at 


the common and high schools of the county. During the war - 


he was a gallant Confederate soldier. He enlisted, in 1662, 
in Company H, 24th North Carolina, as Sergeant and fought 
the battles of his country in a brilliant and dashing manner, 
being thrown into many skirmishes and dangerous engage- 
ments. ~ During a daring dash by his company he was cap- 
tured, on the 25th day of March, 1865, and was imprisoned at 
Point Lookout with the army of Virginia. He was released 
and returned home July 8rd, 1865, and began to straighten 
out his business affairs. 

Senator Long has always taken an active. interest in poli- 
tics and is one of the active Democratic leaders of his dis- 
trict, being also one of the most popular men in his county. 
In fact his popularity was in evidence during the campaign 
of 1900, when the leaders of all factions in his district de- 
manded that he be placed on the ticket, which was done, 
and he carried the district by a majority of 2,000 votes, being 
nearly double the vote received by any other candidate: He 
was a member of the House of Representatives in 1885 and a 
member of the Senate in 1889. 

Senator Long is chairman of the Committee on Banks and 
Banking and a member of the Committee on Finance, being 
one of the active framers of the Revenue bill; Insurance, 
Railroads and Railroad Commission, Claims and Manufac- 
turing; was the author of the General Banking Bill, which 
has given so much satisfaction to those interested, also of a 
bill to regulate fees for Notaries. 


Senator J. E. W. Sugg. 


It is deemed a pleasure to record the history of men like 
the gentleman who is the subject of this sketch. His own 
good, sterling qualities, as one who has faithfully served his 


-people and his party’s interest, have certainly earned for 


him his present high position. Senator Sugg is a self-made 
man who has come to the front as a successful business man 
and progressive farmer by his own individual efforts. He is 
a man who has been repeatedly honored by his people with 
positions of trust and responsibility. He is one of the largest 
and most enterprising farmers in Greene county, and his 
long and influential political career demonstrates the fact 
that were he desirous of political honors it would be an easy 
matter for him to attain almost anything he desired from 
the hands of his people. 

Senator Sugg was born in the county of Greene in 1848, 
and received his early education in the public schools of that 
county. He has since his boyhood made a study of up-to- 
date farming, and is today one of the men who cannot only 
tell you how to farm and successfully manage a farm, but 
can demonstrate equally as well how to make it a paying in- 
stitution. His large farm in Greene county amply proves 
this. Senator Sugg is also interested in tobacco, being one of 
the owners of a large warehouse, and conducting a business 
that necessitates a clear business ability. He has been the 
representative of his people in both branches of the General 
Assembly, and is one of the few men that his constituents 
have ample confidence in. During the recent campaigns he 
has devoted his time and money in the interests of the Dem- 
ocratic party, and he was elected to the Senate by a hand- 
some majority. Asa member of that body during the ses- 
sion of 1901, he has been an capable and fearless worker, at 
all times looking carefully after the interests of his constitu- 


[Photo. by Watson. ] 
SENATOR J. E. W. SUGG. 


ents and his party, both in committee meetings and on the 
floor of the Senate. He is a gentleman whom it is a pleas- 
ure to know and as a friend he is true as steel. A man who 
if he should desire political honors can have them. 

There are few people in Eastern North Carolina, especially 
in his section, who do not know Senator Sugg, he has been 
for a number of years one of the men who are at all times 
doing something to advance the best interests of his State 
and his people and the fact that he has succeeded in these 
efforts is plainly demonstrated. 


20) TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. S. B. Alexander. 
Responsibility is always commesurate with power and in- 
fluence, and since the influence of a man in a public position 
is so great his responsibility must be equally so. Senator 
Alexander, is a man who never shirked a responsibility, nor 
ever wielded an influence that he did not believe was good 
and right. There are men who are proud of the fact that 
they are familiar with all the tricks of the political game, 
but Colonel 8. B. Alexander has never yet resorted toa trick 
in his life for political gain, yet whenever he entered the 
field of campaign in the interest of any cause that he thought 
just and right, he has always won. He accomplishes his ob- 
jects through deserved merit. 

Senator Alexander is a man who has enjoyed many honors 
at the hands of the people of North Carolina, and today he 
is honored with the love, confidence and esteem of all who 
know the man. He has 
represented North Car- 
olina in the General As- 
sembly on many occa- 
sions, and his voice has 
been heard in the halls 
of the House of Repre- 
sentatives at Washing- 
ton, D.C., where he rep- 
resented his State as a 
member of Congress. 
He has occupied many 
positions of honor in our 
grand old State, and has 
filled them with credit 
and distinction. 

Senator Alexander is 
proud of the fact that he 
isa North Carolinian, 
born into a love for the 
State and an apprecia- 
tion of its institutions. 
He may be getting up in 
years, but his heart is 
yetinitsspringtime, 
and he is working as 
much as ever for the suc- 
cessful future ofthe 
Democratic party and 
his people. 

As a member of the 
Senate of North Caroli- 
na, during the present 
session, Senator Alexan- 
der on account of his 
large experience in leg- 
islative matters, both 
State and National, has had a very able influence over the 
younger members of that body and his advice in many cases 
repeatedly sought by his young colleagues, has been most 
valuable to the best interests of the State, and to his friends 
and colleagues. 

Senator Alexander is a man who has always been true to 
his friends and magnanimous to those who differ with him, 
he is one of the most industrious and accurate men in pub- 
lie life today in the South, morever he is in close touch with 
the people and has a clean and invulnerable record, being 
personally popular with men of all classes and conditions. 
A friend speaking of him says: 

“Senator Alexander is one of the truest of men. In thor- 
ough touch and sympathy with the people, there is yetnoth- 
ing of the demagogue about him. Well-balanced, studious, 


JION. S. B. ALEXANDER. 


warm hearted and courteous toall, with liberal and broad 
views, he is always the same grand and noble man.” 

Senator Alexander is the father of the Gocd Roads move- 
ment in our State and the people of Mecklenburg county, 
are loud in their praises of this able statesman, who is al- 
ways looking out for their best interests. The public roads 
of that county are macadamized and in splendid condition. 
He is the author of the new road law which has just passed 
the General Assembly, and which promises to be the most ad- 
vanced move of the kind ever introduced in the State of 
North Carolina. ; 


“His life is gentle; and the elements 
so mixedin him, that nature might well 
stand up and say to all the world, ‘This 
isa man.’” 


His record as a Democrat and a public man is one that ev- 
ery North Carolinian is proud of, for he is a man who is at 
all times an earnest 
worker and promotor of 
any movementthat 
tends to advance the in- 
terests of his people and 
the State. And he rep- 
resents perhaps, the 
largest and most influ- 
ential constituency in 
the State. He is the 
leader of all important 
movements in the Sen- 
ate and no man init has 
amore commanding 
presence or more grace- 
ful and forcible style of 
expression. He has 
served his State long 
and well and sets an ex- 
ample to young man- 
hood of the State as a 
broad guaged, progress- 
ive man, which they 
may well follow, and 
with such men at the 
helm of the ship of the 
“Tar-Heel” State it can 
but land safely in the 
port of progress and 
prosperity. 

A review of the life of 
this estimable gentle- 
man and statesman, 
shows the patience, am- 
bition and perseverance 
of the successful man. 
What a glowing exam- 
ple to young America, to the young man struggling along 
at the beginning of a professional career. 


The celebrated “Atlantic Hotel’? at Morehead City has 
been leased for the summer by Scoville Bros., the present 
proprietors of the Hotel Aragon, Atlanta, Ga. These gen- 
tlemen are known throughout the entire country as being 
hotel men of merit and great enterprise; this alone suffices 
to say that the ‘Atlantic Hotel’’ will be conducted in the 
most magnificent style this season. Those who have visited 
Morehead City and those who have not have noticed by the 
daily press throughout the country that this resort stands 
without a peer. Those seeking health or pleasure will be 
unable to find anywhere a more desirable place, and this 


will be moreso when it is again learned that Scoville Bros. 
will conduct ‘‘The Atlantic.’’ 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 21 


Senator S. J. | Calvert. 


As aman he is trusted for his qualities of mind and char- 
acter, as a friend he is generous to a fault, as a member of 
the Senate, North Carolina is proud to place his name high 
on the roll of honor as one of her distinguished men, a de- 
scendant of men who have always been recognized as lead- 
ers in the political world of North Carolina. Sam Calvert’s 
ancestors have represented our grand old State in the Legis- 
lature and Senate on more than one occasion in the past. 
And the gentleman whose name heads this sketch is perhaps 


Senator G. L. Morton. 


This gentleman has achieved great distinction at the early 
age of thirty-four. He is a native of Onslow county, but 
moved to Wilmington when very young and has lived there 
ever since. Ue was educated at the Wilson Collegiate Insti- 
tute and the Bingham School. Owing to the death of his 
father and being compelled, as an only child, to take up his 
business interests, he was unable to continue his education 
at the University. 

Mr. Morton has always been deeply interested in politics, 


[Photo. by Watson. ] 


SENATOR 8. J. CALVERT. 


today one of the most popular members of the General As- 
sembly. When the people of his district elected him as their 
Senator, their choice was a wise one and they elected a man 
who is faithful to their interests in every respect and a man 
who by his efficient service before committees and on the 
floor has won the high regard of his colleagues and associ- 
ates. In brief this is a summary of the characteristics of 
one of the best known men in the State Senate—Hon. S. J. 
Calvert, the popular Senator from the 38rd district. He is 
a North Carolinian by birth and first saw the light of day in 
Halifax county. Today through hard work and persever- 
ance he has won his way to success as one of the State’s rep- 
resentative lawyers and as a statesman who has the confi- 
dence and high regard of those who know him. No man in 
the Senate more carefully guards the interests of his district 
than he. He is a man well equipped and trained for a legis- 
lator, and is said to be one of the most popular men in his 
county ; and among his fellow legislators, both in the Senate 
and House of Representatives, he has made many friends, 
owing to his strong personality and courteous manner. 

It is a well known fact that most legislating is done in the 
committee rooms. Here the members are together and they 
discuss the bills for all they are worth, and the fate of same 
depends largely upon their recommendation, and it is here 
that Senator Calvert devoted his time and energies during 
the present session and it is a well-known fact that his ef- 
forts were successful in nearly.every event in which he was 
interested. Such is the life of the successful legislator, the 
man who wins, and should he desire political honors there is 
a bright future in store for him. 

Senator Calvert, since his advent in Raleigh, has by his 
pleasant and courtaous manner won many friends and ad- 
mirers. He is aman of merit and worth. 


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SENATOR GEO. L. MORTON. 


and is astrong Democrat. He was twice elected an Alder- 
man of Wilmington, from a Republican ward, which, until 
the last two years, has never elected any other Democrat. 
He served as Mayor pro tem. of Wilmington, and resigned to 
become a candidate for the House of Representatives for 
the session of 1891, and was the first Democrat elected from 
New Hanover county at that time for thirty years. He was 
elected Senator from the district comprising New Hanover 
and Brunswick counties, to the session 1894, and was renom- 
inated for the session of 1901, being elected by a majority of 
over 3,000—not a single vote was cast against him in his own 
county, New Hanover, and he led the ticket in Brunswick. 
He made a thorough campaign on the Constitutional Amend- 
ment and White Supremacy. In 1894 Mr. Morton was ap- 
pointed Postmaster of Wilmington, and served five years. 

Senator Morton is connected with many business enter- 
prises, among them being the Galena Oil Company, the 
Franklin Manufacturing Company, and the Signal Oil Com- 
pany. He is also Vice-President of the Wilmington Sea- 
Coast Railroad. 

For a number of years he has been at the head of the Naval 
Reserves of North Carolina, and was elected President of 
the National Association of Naval Militias of the United 
States, in which capacity he was at the head of all the organ- 
izations of this character in twenty States, and did much to 
build them up and make them efficient for the service they 
rendered during the Spanish-American War. At the out- 


break of the war he put the naval militias into the service 
of the Government and built the signal stations on the coast. 
Senator Morton was commissioned as a regular officer in the 
U.8. Navy, and was put in command of the U.S. Steamer 
Nantucket, and in addition was appointed as Assistant to 
the Chief of the Auxiliary Naval force for Southern waters. 
In this latter position he had command of twenty-six auxil- 
iary vessels. 


22 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Senator H. S. Ward. 


This gentleman, although one of the younger members of 
the Senate, is one of the most active participants in the 
transactions of that body. Senator Ward was born in Gates 
county, N. C., Aug. 31st, 1870. He was brought upon a farm, 
and had few opportunities for obtaining a good education, 
but being of an ambitious disposition, he occupied every spare 
moment in reading. At the age of nineteen he left the farm 
and entered a store at Winton. Later he studied law under 


[ Photo. by Watson.] 
SENATOR H. 8. WARD. 


Judge Cowper, and completed his legal education under the 
late Dr. Manning at the State University, and was admitted 
to the bar in January, 1894. 

Senator Ward has been very successful in the practice of 
his profession and is considered an able lawyer. He is an 
ardent Democrat, and has given his services in the interests 
of the party. In the Senate of 1899 and the session of 1901, 
his record has been most excellent and proves that his selec- 
tion by his constituents to represent them was a most wise 
choice. In committee work as well as on the floor, Senator 
Ward has accomplished a great deal. He is an eloquent and 
forcible speaker, and lucidly and logically explains his points. 
Absolutely fearless in the assertion of his rights and views, 
in the face of any and all opposition, he is a foeman worthy 
of the steel of any Senator. 

Of keen, searching mind, clear vision, and a thorough 
knowledge of the law, Senator Ward is. well equipped for the 
duties of his position, and serves not only his constituency, 
but likewise the Democracy of the State, faithfully and 
well. His views upon all matters are thoroughly modern 
and he believes in keeping thoroughly abreast with the times. 

Mr. Ward’s success isdue in great measure to his untiring 
energy, his pleasing and courteous manners toward his fel- 
low men and his ability to make friends, legions of whom in 
Raleigh will long remember their pleasant associations with 
him during his stay.in that city. May your future, Senator 
Ward, be one of great prosperity and unalloyed happiness. 

A review of the lives of men like Senator Ward—success- 
ful, self-made, public life and learned in social circles—is 
both pleasant and profitable. It is an admiration pressed 
home to the breasts and minds of the young with the triple 
power of precept, example and reward, illustrative of the 
possibility of the pleasure and of the glory of honorable 
achievement. 


Senator W. W. Stringfield. 


It has been said with a great deal of truth that the recent 
Legislature was composed of as representative a class of cit- 
izens as could be gathered from the various counties through- 
out the State. Among these men—and one who by his dili- 
gence and honesty of purpese is deserving of special men- 
tion—is the Hon. W. W. Stringfield, one of the leading mem- 
bers of the Upper House. Hiscareer has demonstrated that 
he never sacrificed principle for self-interest, and in all legis- 
lation wherein the State, the people and the Democratic 
party were concerned, his vote and his voice were always 
upon the right side. ; 

Senator Stringfield was born in Nashville, Tenn., on May 
the 7th, 1837, and has lived in North Carolina for many years. 
A large portion of his life was spent in the pursuit of farm- 
ing and the hotel business, he having founded the Haywood 
White Sulphur Hotel at Waynesville, N.C. At the present 
time Mr. Stringfield devotes himself to civil engineering, 
and is also a land agent. 

For forty years he has been an active Democrat and has 
taken a great interest in campaign work, and has been re- 
warded by the party. He was a member of the Legislature 
of 1888. Last year he was elected to the Senate by a major- 
ity of 97 to represent the Thirty-third District, comprising the 
counties of Haywood, Buncombe and Madison. During the ~ 
session of 1901, he was a conspicuous member and regarded 
as one of the leaders. He was chairman of the Library 
Committee, also a member of the Agricultural Committee, 
Committee on Military Affairs and several others. 

Senator Stringfield is a prominent member of the Metho- 
dist Church, a delegate to most of the Annual Conferences 
of that body. His father founded the National Christian 
Advocate, the first Methodist paper in the South. He is a 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
SENATOR W. W. STRINGFIELD. 


veteran of the Confederate Army and saw much fighting in 
the years from 1861 to 1865. His interest in all matters per- 
taining to the “‘lost cause” is very keen and any measure 
that is brought up in the interest of the grizzled veterans 
who followed Lee and Jackson always receives his warmest 
support. 

Senator Stringfield has, by his work in the present Senate 
and his zeal in the interest of the great Democratic party, 
created an example that is beautiful to the rising genera- 
tions, who, seeing what he has accomplished, will seek to 
follow his footsteps. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. : 23 


North Carolina’s Representatives in Congress. 


SENATE. 
F. M. Simmons, d., of Raleigh; term expires March 4, 
1907. Jeter C. Pritchard, r., of Marshall; term expires 
March 4, 1903. 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 


First District—John H. Small, d., Washington. 
Second District—Claude Kitchen, d., Scotland Neck. 
Third District—Chas. R. Thomas, d., NewBerne. 
‘Fourth District—Edward W. Pou, d., Smithfield. 
Fifth District—Wm. W. Kitchen, d., Roxboro. 
Sixth District—Jno. D. Bellamy, d., Wilmington. 
Seventh District—Theo. F. Kluttz, d., Salisbury. 
Hight District—E. Spencer Blackburn, r., Winston. 
Ninth District—J. M. Moody, r., Waynesville. 


North Carolina State Government. 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. 


Governor—Charles Brantley Aycock, of Wayne. 

Private Secretary to Governor—P. M. Pearsall, of Craven. 

Secretary of State—J. Bryan Grimes, of Pitt. 

State Treasurer—Benjamin R. Lacy, of Wake. 

State Auditor—Benj. F. Dixon, of Cleveland. 

Attorney General—Robert D. Gilmer, of Haywood. 

Superintendent of Public Instruction—Thomas F. Toon, of 
Robeson. 

Adjutant General—B. 8. Royster, of Granville. 

State Librarian—M. O. Sherrill, of Catawba. 

Commissioner of Labor and Printing—Henry B. Varner, of 
Davidson. 

BOARD OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 


First District—E. F. Lamb, Elizabeth City. 
Second District—J. W. Grainger, Kinston. 
Third Distriet—W. J. Adams, Carthage. 
Fourth Distriet—Armistead Jones, Raleigh. 
Fifth District—C. M. Parks, Hillsboro 
Sixth District—R. D. Caldwell, Lumberton. 
Seventh District—A. H. Boyden, Salisbury. 
Eighth District—Clement Manly, Winston. 
Ninth District—W. T. Lee, Waynesville. 
President, Armistead Jones; Secretary, E. FE. Lamb. 


CORPORATION COMMISSION. 


Samuel 
Henry C. 


Franklin McNeill, of New Hanover, Chairman. 
L. Rogers, of Macon. D. H. Abbott, of Pamlico. 
Brown, of Surry, Chief Clerk. 


STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. 
James R. Young, of Vance, Insurance Commissioner. 
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 


S. L. Patterson, Commissioner, Raleigh. 

J. W. Thompson, Immigration Agent, Raleigh. 
T. K. Bruner, Secretary, Raleigh. 

John S. Cunningham, Chairman, Cunningham. 


The General Assembly. 


SENATE, 


Hon. W. D. Turner, Lieutenant-Governor and President of 
the Senate. ' 

First District—(Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Hert- 
ford, Gates, Chowan and Perquimans—W. H. Bray, d., Cur- 
rituck; C. S. Vann, d., Edenton. 

Second District — (Tyrrell, Washington, Martin, Dare, 
Beaufort, Hyde and Pamlico)—I. W. Miller,d., Alliance; H. 
S. Ward, d., Plymouth. 


Third Distriet—(Northampton and Bertie)—S. J. Calvert, 
d., Jackson. 

Fourth District (Halifax)—E. L. Travis, d., Halifax. 

Fifth District (Edgecombe)—R. H. Speight,d., Wrendale. 

Sixth District (Pitt)—F. G. James, d., Greenville. 

Seventh District (Wilson, Nash and Franklin)—T. M. Ar- 
rington, d.. Rocky Mount; J. E. Woodard, d., Wilson. 

Eighth District (Craven, Jones, Carteret, Lenoir, Onslow 
and Greene—J. EK. W. Sugg, d., Snow Hill; T. D. Warren, d., 
Trenton. 

Ninth District (Duplin, Wayre and Pender)—B. F. Aycock, 
d., Goldsboro; J. T. Foy, d., Scott’s Hill. 

Tenth District (New Hanover and Brunswick)—George L. 
Morton, d., Wilmington. 

Eleventh District (Warren and Vance)—J. E. Burroughs, 
d., Dabney. 

Twelfth District (Wake)—N. B. Broughton, d., Raleigh. 

Thirteenth District (Juhnston)—Allen K. Smith, d., Smith- 
field. 

Fourteenth District (Sampson, Harnett and Bladen)—Geo. 
H. Currie, d., Clarkton; E. “. Robeson, p., Tar Heel. 

Fifteenth District (Columbus and Robeson)—Joseph -A. 
Brown, d., Chadbourn ; Stephen McIntyre, d., Lumberton. 

Sixteenth District (Cumberland)—Jas. D. McNeill, d., Fay- 
etteville. 

Seventeenth District (Granville and Person)—James A. 
Long, d., Roxboro. 

Eighteenth District (Caswell, Alamance, Orange and Dur- 
ham)—R. W. Scott, d., Melville; Howard A. Foushee, d., 
Durham. 

Nineteenth District (Chatham)—Henry A. London, d., 
Pittsboro. 

Twentieth District (Rockingham)—William Lindsay, d., 
Reidsville. 

Twenty-first District (Guilford)—Jas. D. Glenn, d., Greens- 
boro. 

Twenty-second District (Randolph and Moore)—W. P. 
Wood d., Asheboro. 

Twenty-third District (Richmond, Scotland, Montgomery, 
Anson and Union)—Cameron Morrison,d., Rockingham; J. 
A. Leak, d., Wadesboro. 

Twenty-fourth District (Cabarrus and Stanly)—H. C. 
McAllister, D., Mt. Pleasant. 

Twenty-fifth District (Mecklenburg)—S. B. Alexander, d., 
Charlotte. 

Twenty-sixth District (Rowan and Davidson)—John §. 
Henderson, d., Salisbury ; John C. Thomas, d., Midway. 

Twenty-seventh District (Iredell, Davie and Yadkin)—J. 
©. Pinnix. r., Marler; T. M. Stikeleather, p., Turnersburg. 

Twenty-eighth District (Stokes and Surry)—S. E. Mar- 
shall, r., White Plains. 

Twenty-ninth District (Catawba, Lincoln, Alexander and 
Wilkes—Thomas J. Dula, r., Wilkesboro; J. O. McIntosh, p., 
Triangle. 

Thirtieth District (Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga)—H. Mi- 
chael, r., Rutherford. 

Thirty-first District (Caldwell, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell 
and Yancey)—Van. Miller, r., Lenoir; Marion Buchanan, r., 
Bakersville. 

Thirty-second District (Gaston, Cleveland, Rutherford and 
Polk)—M. H. Justice, d., Rutherfordton; E. Y. Webb, d., 
Shelby. 

Thirty-third District (Buncombe, Madison and Haywood)— 
J. M. Gudger, d., Asheville; W. W. Stringfield, d., Waynes- 
ville. 

Thirty-fourth District (Henderson, Transylvania, Jackson 
and Swain)—James M. Candler, r., Dillsboro: 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 


Hon. Walter E. Moore of Jackson county, Speaker. 


24 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Alamance—Blijah Long, d., McCays. 

Alleghany—Joseph C. Fields, d., Amelia. 

Ashe—Hiram Weaver, r., Lansing. 

Alexander—C. J. Carson, r., Taylorsville. 

Anson—lL. D. Robinson, @., Wadesboro. 

Beaufort—B. B. Nicholson, d., Washington. 

Bertie—F. D. Winston, d., Windsor. 

Bladen—BF. F. McCullock, d., White Oak. 

Brunswick—Dr. D. B. McNeill, d., Supply. 

Buncombe—Locke Craig, d., Asheville; J. C. Curtis, d., 
Luther. 

Burke—J. F. Spainhour, d., Morganton. 

Camden—G. C. Barco, d., Camden. 

Chatham—R. H. Hayes, d., Pittsboro; J. D. McIver, d., 
Corinth. 

Gumberland—E. R. MacKethan, d., Fayetteville; F. R. 
Hall, d., Falcon. 

Cabarrus—W. W. Morris, d., Concord. 

Caldwell—John B. Isbell, r., Lenoir. 

Carteret—N. W. Taylor, d., Beaufort. 

Caswell—W. S. Wilson, d., Gatewood. 

Catawba—W. B. Gaither, d., Newton. 

Cherokee—W. G. Payne, r., Hot House. 

Chowan—W. D. Welch, d., Gliden. 

Clay—R. T. Coleman, r., Hayesville. 

Cleveland—C. R. Hoey, d., Shelby. 

Columbus—D. GC. Allen, d., Amour. 

Craven—W. B. Pierce, d., NewBerne. 

Currituck—S. M. Beasley, d., Poplar Branch. 

Davidson—H. H. Hartley, d., Tyro Shops. 

Davie—C. M. Sheets, r., Mocksville. 

Dare—C. T. Williams, d., Avon. 

Duplin—D. L. Carlton, d., Kenansville. 

Durham—R. G. Russell, d., South Lowell. 

Edgecombe—E. L. Daughtridge, d., Rocky Mount; B. F. 
Shelton, d., Speed. 

Forsyth—J. B. Whitaker, Jr., d., Winston-Salem; F. T. 
Baldwin, Winston-Salem. 

Franklin—W. H. Yarborough, d., Louisburg. 

Gaston—O. F. Mason, d., Dallas. 

Gates—L. L. Smith, d., Gatesville. 

Granville—A. W. Graham, d., Oxford; W. H. P. Jenkins, 
d., Jeffreys. . 

Graham—W. F. Mauney, d., Robbinsville. 

Greene—F. L. Carr, d., Castoria. 

Guilford—T. E. Whitaker, d., Oak Ridge; Wescott Rober- 
son, d., High Point. 

Halifax—W. F. Parker,d., Enfield; W. P. White, d., Hob- 
good. 

Harnett—W. A. Stewart, d. Dunn. 

Haywood—Joe Collins, d., Waynesville. 

Henderson—O. Y. F. Blythe, r., Hendersonville. 

Hertford—L. J. Lawrence, d., Murfreesboro. 

Hyde—Julian Mann, d., Middleton. 

Tredell—A. D. Watts, d., Statesville; Dr. S. W. Stevenson, 
d., Mooresville. 

Johnston—C,. Richardson, d., Archer; John M. Morgan, 
d., Benson. 

Jones—A. H. White, d., Pollockville. 

Lenoir—W. W. Carraway, d., Kinston. 

Lincoln—Jack Rheinhardt, d., Reinhardt. 

Macon—H. D. Dean, d., Franklin. 

Madison—I. N. Ebbs, r., Hot Springs. 

Martin—H. W. Stubbs, d., Williamson. 

McDowell—M. F. Morphew, d., Marion. 

Mecklenburg—F. M. Shannonhouse, d., Charlotte; ©. H. 
Duls, d., Charlotte; W. E. Ardrey, d., Ardrey. 

Mitchell—J. E. Burleson, r., Spruce Pine. 

Montgomery—R. N. Page, d., Bisco. 

Moore—A. A. F. Seawell, d., Jonesboro. 


Nash—C. F. Eilen, d., Rocky Mount. 
New Hanover—George Rountree, d., Wilmington; M. 8. 


Willard, d., Wilmington. 
. Northampton—F. R. Harris, d., Jackson. 


Onslow—F rank Thompson, d., Jacksonville. 

Orange—S. M. Gattis, d., Hillsboro. 

Pasquotank—T. P. Nash, d., Elizabeth City. 

Pender—J. R. Bannerman, d., Bannermans. 

Polk—John W. McFarland, r., Poor’s Ford. 
Pamlico—George Dees, d., Vanceboro. 
Perquimans—Thomas R. Ward, d., Belvidere. 
Person—W. T. Bradshaw, d., Roxboro. 

Pitt—W. J. Nichols, d., Greenville; Thomas H. Barnhill, 


d., Grindool. 

Randolph—John T. Brittain, d., Asheboro; Charles Ross, 
d., Asheboro. 

Richmond—A. J. Little, d., Little’s Mills. 

Robeson—G. D. Patterson, d., Maxton; J. S. Oliver, d., 
Affinity. 


Rockingham—J. Robert Garrett, d., Thompsonville; J. H. 


Lane, d., Leaksville. 


Rowan—R. Lee Wright, d., Salisbury ; L. H. Rothrock, d., 


Rockwell. 


Rutherford—J. F. Alexander, d., Forest City. 
Sampson—W. Y. Duncan, p., Clinton; E. B. Owen, p., 


Clinton. 


Scotland—Hector McLean, d., Laurinburg. 

Stanly—M. E. Blalock, d., Norwood. 

Stokes—R. J. Petree, r., Germanton. 

Surry—Samuel G. Brim, r., Dobson. 

Swain—John Burnett, r., Bryson City. 

Transylvania—R. H. Zachary, d., Jeptha. 

Tyrrell—A. W. Owen, d., Columbia. 

Union—R. 8. Bivens, d., Monroe. 

Vance—W. B. Daniel, d., Epsom. 

Wake—E. C. Beddingfield, d., Neuse; John P. Pearson, d., 


Apex; R. N. Simms, d., Raleigh. 


Warren—S. G. Daniel, d., Littleton. 

Washington—T. W. Blount, d., Roper. 

Wautauga—W. H. Calloway, r., Foscoe. 

Wayne—W. R. Allen, d., Goldsboro; George D. Hood, 


., Goldsboro. 


Wilson—H. G. Connor, d., Wilson. 


. Wilkes—H. L. Green, d., Wilkesboro; Edwin O. Mastin, 
i 


, Wilkesboro. 
Yadkin—F. B. Benbow, r., Yadkinville. 
Yancey—W.M. McIntosh, r., Barnesville. 


OFFICERS OF THE SENATE. 


Capt. J. B. Smith, Sergeant-at-Arms, Fayetteville. 
A. J. Maxwell, Principal Clerk, Rockingham. 

M. L. Shipman, Calendar Clerk, Hendersonville. 

W. A. Campbell, Copying Clerk, Hickory. 

Frank H. Clinard, Engrossing Clerk, Hickory. 
Walter Cohoon, Reading Clerk, Elizabeth City. 
Robert H. Boyd, Official Stenographer, Reidsville. 
W. ©, Christian, Harllee McCall, Committee Clerks. 


OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 


Capt. Jas. Bennett, Sergeant-at-Arms. 

Brevard Nixon, Principal Clerk, Charlotte. 

H.C. Cowan, Journal Clerk, Webster. 

Frank D. Hackett, Cashier, Wilkesboro. 

Thomas W. Alexander, Calendar Clerk, Charlotte. 
Alex. Lassiter, Copying Clerk, Aulander. 

J. Carlisle Nixon, Copying Clerk, Gastonia. 


W.C. Lisk, Assistant Clerk, Lisk. 

Edmund B. Norvelle, Enrolling Clerk, Murphy. 

W. W. Wilson, Reading Clerk, Raleigh. 

Zeb. Vance Jenkens, Clerk to Judiciary Committee, Nash- 


ville. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


25 


Hon. E. L. Travis is a native of Virginia, but has been liv- 
ing in the town of Halifax, in Halifax county, N. C., since 
his boyhood. His first work after his school days were over 
was in the office of John T. Gregory, Esq., who was for years 
the efficient Clerk of Halifax Superior Court. ; 

Mr. Travis read law under the late R. O. Burton and was 
licensed to practice in 1890, in the twenty-fourth year of his 
age. He began the practice of law in partnership with Mr. 
R. O. Burton, this partnership terminating in 1893, on Mr. 
Burton’s departure from Halifax. He was afterwards a law 
partner with Capt. 
W.H. Day, but has 
for several years been 
associated in the 
practice of his profes- 
sion with the Hon. 
Claude Kitchen, the 
present member of 
Congress from the 2d 
District. He has been 
ever since obtaining 
his license, actively 
and successfully 
practicing his profes- 
sion in the courts of 
his section. 

Mr. Travis is a nat- 
ural leader of men, a 
born devotee of poli- 
ties and public affairs 
and at an early age 
he became an active 
and efficient force in 
the affairs of his 
county. 

Tn 1896 he was elec- 
ted chairman of the 
Democratic Execu- 
tive Committee of 
his county, which po- 
sition he still holds. 
Under his leadership 
the Democratic party 
in Halifax county re- 
mitted every white 
man save a ‘“‘baker’s 
dozen” or so and be- 
came so irresistible 
as to totally disor- 
ganize and break up 
the opposition. 

Mr. Travis was 
elected to the State Senate in 1898 and stood at once in the 
front ranks of the able men of that body. He was elected 
at the same session a member of the Board of Directors of 
the State’s Prison, and was’ elected by the Board chairman 
of its Executive Board, in which position he has done much 
towards making the past two years’ management successful 
and popular. 

He was re-elected to the State Senate in 1900, and during 
the present session has been one of its safest and wisest 
leaders. A few days ago he was appointed chairman of the 
Board of State’s Prison Directors by His Excellency Gov. 
Charles B. Aycock. 

Few men in the party have risen to prominence so rapidly 
as this sterling and aggressive young statesman from the 
Roanoke. He is devoted to the State and its best interests. 


SENATOR BE. 


He loves his party and never tires in his party work, and 
one of the noblest of characteristic is his steadfast loyalty 
to his friends. His popularity in his district may be known 
when I state that he overcame one of the largest fusion ma- 
jorities in the State. Sacrificing time and business for his 
party, he came to Raleigh and made a record of which any 
man might well be proud. His hobby is to look after that 
class of legislation that would tend to put down fraudulent 
transactions between men. 


In polities, he as a youth imbibed the unadulterated prin- 
ciples of Democracy, and in the exercise of his franchise has 
faithfully followed his inherent and natural precepts. 

Of a_genial, pleas- 
ant manner, unassu- 
ming and courteous, 
Senator Travis has 
made many friends 
in Raleigh and among 
his brother Senators, 
and these are only 
limited by the num- 
ber of his acquaint- 
ances. It may be said 
that in all matters 
pertaining to the wel- 
fare of his State, par- 
ty and people, Sena- 
tor Travis’ voice was 
heard advocating 
all such, and in doing 
his duty so faithfully 
and well that he earn- 
ed the applause and 
gratitude of his large 
and enterprising con- 
stituency. 

And it gives the 
writer pleasure to say 
in concluding this 
sketch of this estima- 
ble and popular gen- 
tleman that to just 
suezh men the Old 
North State owes her 
present excellent 
standing in the gal- 
axy of stars that be- 
jewel ‘‘Uncle Sam’s”’ 
bright diadem. Such 
in brief is the career 
of Hon. HK. L. Travis, 
the progressive gen- 
tleman who repre- 
sents the county of 
Halifax in the Senate of North Carolina, and who has by his 
able work as a Senator and as Chairman of the Execu- 
tive Board of the State Prison made for himself a reputation 
that few men achieve. His appointment as Chairman of 
the new Buard of Directors of this Institution is an honor 
well bestowed upon a man who thoroughly understands the 
duties attending the position and who will fill it with credit 
to himself and the Democratic party. 


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L. TRAVIS. 


Mrs. Hoon.—I have read an item which declares that insan- 
ity can be cured by music. 

Mr. Hoon.—The theory is a probable one, I should say. 
The average amateur cornetist would throw the ordinary 
lunatic into fits, and almost any physician can cure fits. 


26 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. James R. Young. 


When the Legislature of North Carolina created the new 
Insurance Department in 1891, they performed an act that 
brings into the State many thousands of dollars annually, 
and adds one of the most representative of departments to 
the State. And when the members of that memorable legis- 
lature selected Mr. James R. Young, of the county of Vance, 
as Insurance Commissioner, their choice fell upon one of the 
most capable and efficient of Insurance men, a man who has 
made a careful study of insurance matters during the past 
twenty-six years, with a record for success in the field that 
any man may well feel 
proud of. Since taking 
charge of this depar t- 
ment Mr. Young has 
thoroughly system a- 
tized every feature of 
the insurance depart- 
ment, starting off by 
fitting up a neat and at- 
tractive office in a thor- 
ough and business like 
manner, and placing all 
records and papers 
where they could be 
properly handled and 
the work facilitated. 
Through his efficient 
management of his de- 
partment and firm ad- 
ministration of the laws, 
there has been a saving 
to the citizens of the 
State in fire insurance 
alone during the past 
two years of at least 
one hundred thousand 
dollars, which is adirect 
benefit to the people. 
through his knowledge 
of insurance matters and 
systematic workings of 
same, the revenues from 
this department have 
increased about ten 
thousand dollars a year. 

Mr. Young has also 
worked faithfully to 
have the recent Insur- 
ance Laws modified, and 
in this he has been so 
successful that a num- 
ber of the old companies, that withdrew from the State a 
few years ago, have resumed business in North Carolina. 
Mr. Young has the pleasure of knowing that every recomen- 
dation he has made to the General Assembly of 1901, with 
one exception of an additional appropriation of $500 per year 
for clerical force, was favorably received and adopted. 
Through his influence laws were passed by the Legislature 
that increases the work of his department about twenty-five 
per cent. and raises the revenues of the department at least 
$20,000 a year. 

The newly elected Governor, realizing the importance of 
having this department in the hands of a competent man, 
immediately re-appointed Mr. Young fora term of four yeas, 
beginning March Ist, 1901. And this was by the way, the 
first official message the Governor transmitted to the Gen- 
eral Assembly, after taking his seat, which is an honor worth- 


HON. JAMES R. YOUNG. 


ily bestowed upon a man who has by his untiring efforts and 
ability forged his way to success. 
Hon. James R. Young, Insurance Commissioner of the 


State of North Carolina, was born in Granville county, Feb- — 


ruary 17th, 1853; he was educated at the Horner School and 
the Hamden Sidney College, of Virginia, graduating at the 
latter institution, which was one of the noted colleges of the 
country. Since his early youth he has been connected with 
insurance matters and has made a close study of this busi- 
ness, having conducted an extensive insurance office at Hen- 
derson, N.C. He was also General Agent for the Nether- 
lands Life Insurance Co., for North Carolina, and when the 
insurance department of the State was created, he was the 
choice of the insurance 
fraternity of the State 
for the Commissioner- 
ship. 

Mr. Young is an Elder 
in the Presbyterian 
church at Henderson 
and prominent in the 
work of his chureh. In 
politics he is a Demo- 
crat in its strictest sense. 
As a member of the 
State Executive Com- 
mittee and chairman of 
the Metropolitan Con- 
gressional District, he is 
a safe counselor and 
leader. He is an untir-— 
ing and energetic party 
worker at all times. 

Mr. Young is person- 
ally one of those thor- 
oughly courteous and 
high-minded gentlemen 
of the ‘Tar Heel’ State, 
who win the friendship, 
confidence and respect 
ofallwith whom he 
comes in contact, a man 
of high principles and 
an untiring energy and 
.brain. A man who at 
the head of this import- 
ant department, will add 
many dollars tothe rey- 
enues of the State and 
retain the good will of 
the insurance people by 
his justness and fairness, 
while he will at all times 
require a strict obsery- 
ance of the laws by them. He is a wide-awake and progres- 
sive gentleman, who has always enjoyed the confidence and 
respect of friends in his natal and other counties of the State. 
He is a staunch Democrat, keeping the faith, and spending 
his time and money for the ticket at every election. He has 
always stood out prominently for his political opinions and 
stcod up for just what he deemed fair, just and right for the 
public good. Mr. Young is practically a self-made man, who 
has come to the front by reason of his energy and determi- 
nation to succeed, overcoming all obstacles by reason of his 
will power. It gives us pleasure to state, in concluding 
this sketch of this well-known business man and statesman, 
that true to every trust reposed in him, Mr. Young has fully 
met with the wishes and desires of the people of North Caro- 
lina. His future is a bright one and it is to be hoped that it 
will even be brighter and greater than the past. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 27 


Capt. J. B. Smith. 


Besides the members of the Senate and House, there are 
many employes whose work is hardly less important, and 
these men are essential parts of the machinery of legislation. 
It is true that they are not heard on the floor in oratory, but 
they have duties to perform which could not be dispensed 
with and are important public and State officials. One of 
these gentlemen, and the one best known, is Capt. J. B. 
Smith, the popular Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. He has 
held the position during the past two sessions, and there is 
no face more familiar arourd the Capitol than his. Tall, 


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CAPT. J: B. SMITH. 


distinguished-looking, with gray hair, he is a prominent fig- 
ure, and there are few people in Raleigh whodo not know him. 

Capt. Smith is an old Confederate soldier who points with 
pride to his war record, and well he may, for it is one which 
any man might well be proud of. Born in Raleigh in 1838, 
he was in his younger days a marble cutter. 
broke out Capt. Smith was one of the first to enlist, and 
joined the First North Carolina Regiment. He was a brave 
soldier and took part in many engagements. He had the 
honor of capturing the only prisoner taken at the famous 
Bethel fight. Shortly afterwards he was transferred to 
Starr’s Battery, where he made a splendid record for himself 
and fought nobly for the Confederate cause. 

Soon after the war Capt. Smith went to Fayetteville. He 
soon began to take an active interest in politics and was four 
years Postmaster of Fayetteville. For eight years he was 
Sheriff of Cumberland county. During the fight for White 
Supremacy in 1898, Capt Smith took an active part and was 
rewarded by the appointment as Sergeant-at-Arms of the 
Senate, and again in 1901. He is the typical old Confederate 
soldier and is a noble specimen of grand old heroes—a class 
now fast dying out and whom we alj honor and reverence for 
their noble deeds in the dark days when their services were 


so much needed. They were our defenders and let us con- 
tinue to heap rewards and honors upon them as long asa 
single one is left with us. Capt. Smith has faithfully per- 
formed his duties without giving offense to any one and is 
justly popular with all with whom he comes in contact. 


When the war . 


Hon. F. A. Whitaker. 


One ef the leading farmers of this section is the Hon. F. A. 
Whitaker, who was the Senator from Wake county during 
the session of 1899, and the people of that county never had 
any reason to regret their choice, for Mr. Whitaker made a 
most able representative. He was born near Raleigh in 1840, 
and received his education at Wake Academy. Having spent 
nearly all his life on a farm, Senator Whitaker has gained 
great experience in that line and is considered one of the 
best farmers in the State. 

Mr. Whitaker has always been a staunch Democrat, and 
was for six years a magistrate in his township, and has held 
a good many other positions of responsibility. He enjoys the 
confidence of all who know him. During the session of 1899 
Senator Whitaker was one of the hardest working members 
in the Upper House, Not only regular in his attendance 
upon the daily sessions, he was a member of some of the 
most important committees. To him must be accredited the 
authorship of the Wake county bird Jaw and several other 
laws of importance which received his support. Heisa firm 
believer in the grand old principles of the Democratic party, 
and has never voted anything else but the straight Demo- 
cratic ticket. 

Ex-Senator Whitaker is keenly interested in the welfare of 
the farmer, and is very prominently connected with the agri- 
cultural interests of North Carolina. He commands the love 


HON. F. A. WHITAKER. 


and respect of all who know him, and is ever ready to extend 
a helping hand to the poor and needy. There are few men 


in Wake county who do not know and honor Mr. Whitaker. 


Let us say, in concluding the sketch of this estimable and 
popular gentleman, that to just such men the Old North 
State owes her present excellent standing in the galaxy of 
stars that bejewel ‘‘ Uncle Sam’s”’ bright diadem. True to 
himself, his constituents and his friends, true to every trust 
reposed in him, he has made a record of which any man 
might well feel proud. 

There is not a man in the county of Wake who has done 
more for his friends and the Democratic party than has Sen- 
ator F. A. Whitaker. 


28 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. Armistead Jones. 


The subject of this sketch is one of the leading lawyers of 
North Carolina. He began the practice of law at the early 
age of twenty-two years, and through perseverance, steady 
and efficient work, he has steadily forged his way to the front 
and to well merited success. No man stands higher in the 
hearts of the people of his own county than does Armistead 
Jones, and none who would sacrifice more for the interests 
of his people than him. He has been offered many impor- 


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HON. ARMISTEAD JONES. 


tant political positions, but has always preferred to work in 
the rank and file of Democracy in his own county. He was 
chairman of the Wake County Democratic Executive Com- 
mittee in 1898, when the county was redeemed, and chair- 
man of the State Board of Internal Improvements. He 
again aided in leading his county to victory in 1900 in a man- 
ner that demonstrated his ability as an organizer and leader. 
For a number of years he has been County Attorney of 
Wake county, which position he filled with honor and credit 
to both himself and the party. Recently upon the election 
of Mr. E. W. Pou to Congress, his ability as an attorney was 
recognized in a substantial manner ‘by Governor Charles B. 
Aycock, who appointed Mr. Jones Solicitor of the Fourth 
Judicial Distriet to succeed Mr. Pou, which was an honor 
worthily bestowed. 

There are few people in the State of North Carolina who do 
not know Armistead Jones, not only asa lawyer of promi- 
nence, but as a recognized leader in the Democratic ranks. 
He has at all times contributed his time and money to ad- 
vance the best interests of the party, and during campaigns 
and conventions has been a leading spirit. He is known as 
one of the best lawyers at the Capital, in the State, and his 
advice on legal points is frequently sought by his brother 
practitioners and associates. 
ranks higher in ability and professional suecess. Some of 
the most important cases in the courts of this State have 
been conducted by Mr. Jones, and the result has invariably 
been favorable to his side of the case. His rare executive 
power, liberal and general culture, preeminently qualify him 
for the law. He enjoys a large and lucrative practice in the 
State and Federal courts, and is one of the most able and 
learned of counsels. He represents the largest and most in- 
fluential interests in the State. 


No man in the State at the Bar 


Gen. Thos. F. Toon. 


Thomas F. Toon, the subject of this sketch, is the Super- 
intendent of Public Instruction of the State of North Caro- 
lina. A man better fitted to fill that position it would be 
hard to find, as a brief resume of his career and work cannot 
fail to show. He was born in Columbus county, this State, 
on June 10, 1840, and his early life was spent on a farm. He 
attended the county schools and afterwards graduated from 
Wake Forest College in 1861, with very high honors. 

At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Company K, 
20th N. C. Regiment, as a private, and was promoted up 
through the grades of first lieutenant and captain, to that 
of colonel, all before his twenty-third year. He was later 
made a brigadier-general, and when General Johnston was 
wounded was assigned to command his brigade. His army 
record all through the four years of fighting was a good one, 
and he was one of the best soldiers in the Confederate Army. 
He followed “‘Stonewall’’ Jackson, Early and Gordon through 
the many campaigns in Virginia and Maryland. He was 
wounded five times and had two horses shot down under him. 

After the war he was a faithful and honored employee of 
the Atlantic Coast Line for about sixteen years, but gave this 
up to take charge of Fair Bluff Academy at his home. In 
1867, he married Miss Carrie Smith, the union being blessed 
with five children, two boys, both of whom are now in the 
railroad business, and three girls. 

In 1891, General Toon married for the second time Mrs. R. 
C. Ward. He moved to Lumberton in Robeson county and 
devoted himself to teaching in public schools and institutes, 
and also giving a good deal of attention to farming, astrange 
combination, but one which Gen. Toon has made very suc- 
cessful. Having thus had years of experience in the line of 


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GEN. THOMAS F. TOON. 


educational work, he knows the needs of the publie schools 
of North Carolina perfectly and can meet those require- 
ments. He brings to his office vigor of body and intelligence 
of mind, experience of life, and probably most important of 
all, good, hard common sense. 

General Toon will make a useful and capable officer be- 
cause his heart is in his work, and it is something that he is 
interested in. He is thoroughly honest and upright, and we 
have no doubt that the expectation of his many friends will 
not be disappointed. He is in no sense a politician, and this 
is certainly a case of the office seeking the man. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 29 


Falconer B. Arendell. 


Mr. Falconer B. Arendell was born at the village of Roles- 
ville, Wake county, and is forty-five years of age. His father, 
William P. Arendell, died when the subject of this sketch 
was less than five years old. His mother was Permelia A. 
Young, both natives of Franklin county and members of two 
of that county’s largest and most prominent families. 


Mr. Arendell was raised by his widowed mother and grand- 
mother, and because of war and other reverses had but few 
advantages in his early years. His first work was on a farm 
at the munificent sum of one dollar per week. At sixteen 
years of age he came to Raleigh and began clerking in a dry 
goods store at $12.50 per mouth. The year following he was 
employed by Leach Bros. at $25.00 per month. He remained 
with this firm for five 
years, his salary doub- 
ling every year but one. 
He was for two years a 
member of the firm of 
Redford & Arendell; 
after which he went to 
Chicago, where he _ be- 
came a member of the 
commission and broker- 
age firm of Barbee & 
Arendell. In 1883 he 
returned from Chicago 
and joined Mr. Walter 
H. Page in the establish- 
ment of the State Chron- 
icle. In 1886 he retired 
from journalism and 
ventured the mercantile 
field as a member of the 
firm of Leach, Page & 
Arendell. In 1888 this 
copartnership termin- 
ated, Mr. Arendeli re- 
moving to Salisbury 
where he was engaged 
for several years in the 
real estate, mining and 
commission business. 
He returned to Raleigh 
in 1893 and became busi- 
ness manager and staff 
correspondent of the 
News & Observer, which 
position he filled until 
January, 1899, when he 
was appointed to the 
position he now holds— 
General Manager and 
Purchasing Agent of the 
State’s Prison. Mr. Arendell has been for many years re- 
garded as one of the best business men in Raleigh, and he 
had the confidence and esteem of his associates and friends 
always. Asanall-round journalist he has had but few equals 
and no superior in North Carolina in recent years. He has 
done more to inform the people of the State and the outside 
world of the State’s resources, developed and undeveloped, 
than any man in his profession. His work for the Demo- 
cratic party is well known. As Managerof the State’s Prison 
he has done much towards making that institution what it 
is today—one of the best managed and most successful in- 
stitutions of its kind in all the country. 

There are few men in the State of North Carolina who are 
better known than is the gentleman whose name heads this 


FALCONER B. 


sketch. As a news and industrial writer, he has, perhaps, 
covered more fully the State of North Carolina than any 
journalist who has ever resided in the State. And from his 
versatile pen many interesting articles have become public 
about the advancement of the State’s agricultural, mining 
and manufacturing resources ; and for newspapers and mag- 
azines he has written beautiful and interestingly descriptive 
articles about the magnificent scenic attractions of his State. 
He has in handsomely illustrated editions issued histories of 
our cotton mill industries, our lumber plants and interests, - 
our immense water facilities, our summer resorts and many 
other business enterprises. 

When ‘‘Falk’’ Arendell retired from active newspaper 
work a year or so ago to take the business management of 
the State’s Prison, the newspapers lost a valuable writer and 
representative; but, like the true Democrat he is, he saw 
that he could help his 
party substantially in 
his new field, and he 
temporarily abandoned 
the old, and he has aided 
the Directors of the 
State’s Prison in making 
a record that is indeed 
of rare credit to them, 
to the Democratic party 
and to the officers con- 
nected with the institu- 
tion. 

For the first time in 
its history the State’s 
Prison has come forward 
with a money balance to 
its credit and asks no 
help from the General 
Assembly, which simply 
demonstrates that the 
Board of Directors and 
officials looking after the 
business end of this in- 
stitution are not only 
able financiers, but men 
whom the State has just 
and good cause to be 
proud of—men who are 
demonstrating that 
State institutions of this 
kind can, with proper 
management, be made 
self-sustaining. 

This is the kind of tim- 
ber that carries the 
grand old Democratic 
party to victory, and 
wins the commendation 
of the people of North 
Carolina. Withsuch men as Senator Travis at the helm, 
aided by business men like Falk Arendell, this institution 
has a bright financial future. Success to you, gentlemen. 


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ARENDELL. 


‘*Bobby asked me what a philosopher was.”’ 

‘“What did you tell him?” 

‘“*T told him a philosopher was a person who could trump- 
up dozens of good reasons why other people ought to be per- 
fectly satisfied with their lot in life.”—Puck. 


No, Adela, book-agents have not what is known as second 
wind. Prize-fighters have; but book-agents have not. They 
do not need it. They never lose their first wind. 


30 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


The Hon. W. RB. Allen, the distinguished representative 
from Wayne, has few equals in the House when it comes to 
earnestness and logical debate. A keen reasoner, a clear 
thinker, and a man who is quick to see and recognize the 
points in a case, he has made himself a power in the lower 
House. When he rises to speak his arguments carry weight 
with them and his influence over the members is very great 
and is always on the right side. Although but forty-one 


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HON. W. R. ALLEN. 


years old, Judge Allen has had a busy career. He was born 
in Duplin county, this State, in 1860, and lived there until 
he was twenty-one years old. He was educated at Trinity 
College, and received his license to practice law in 1881. He 
resides in Goldsboro and has a large practice and is popular 
with all who know him. He is one of the best known law- 
yers in the State and there have been few important legal 
cases in the eastern part of the State which he has not been 
connected in the last fifteen years. 

Judge Allen has for some time been one of the shining 
lights of the Democratic party. In 1893 he was a member 
of the Legislature, and immediately took rank as one of the 
leading members. The following year he was Judge for the 
Fourth Judicial District, which position he held until Jan- 
uary 1, 1895. In the campaign of 1898, a memorable era in 
the history of North Carolina, Judge Allen was an active 


leader in the ranks of the Democratic party in his county, 
and was elected to the Legislature by a majority of 1,100 
votes. As before, he ranked among the leaders. 

Last year he was elected to represent Wayne county for 
the third time, and during the session just past added to the 
laurels already won by him. He is chairman of the Judi- 
ciary Committee, the most important committee in the 
House. Some of the bills submitted to this committee for 
consideration have created much interest and been widely 
discussed. 

Judge Allen was chairman of the Committee of Impeach- 
ment of the House and in this capacity gave great satisfac- 
tion to all. His speech in support of the measure was one 
of the ablest delivered and was a masterpiece of vratory and 
his management on the floor gave evidence of great ability 
as a parliamentarian. ; 


Hon. George Rountree. 


The gentleman, whom it is our pleasure to briefly mention 
here, has become noted throughout the State as one of North 
Oarolina’s ablest lawyers and statesmen. He is aman who 
does not seek public office, but when it is tendered to him 
he accepts the call of his party and his constituents. He is 
today recognized as a lawer second to none in the State, and 
is thoroughly familiar with almost every act, public and pri- 
vate, of North Carolina. He is a distinguished member of 


HON. GEORGE ROUNTREE. 


the Democratic party, and should he desire greater political 
honors, they are easily within his grasp. 

Hon. George Rountree was born in Kinston, N.C. His ed- 
ucation was received at Bethel College, W. Va., and he after- 
wards graduated at Harvard University, so that he entered 
the battle of life as thoroughly equipped mentally as any 
man could well be. His academic education completed, Mr. 
Rountree took up the study of law, and now has a large 
practice in the city of Wilmington where he resides. 


In the campaign of 1899 he was nominated for the General 
Assemb'y, and conducted a fearless campaign, not hesitating 
to make speeches in the stronghold of the enemy. He was 
elected by the largest majority ever given a candidate in 
New Hanover county. In the session of 1899, and also in that 
of 1901, of which he was a member, Mr. Rountree was one of 
the leaders on the floor and was instrumental in getting 
through the House many important bills. His speech favor- 
ing the impeachment of Judges Douglas and Furches was a 
masterpiece of oratory and one of the best arguments on that 
case. He was one of the managers who conducted the im- 
peachment proceedings. 

Mr. Rountree is an enterprising and progressive gentle- 
man, a citizen that his county is proud of, and a man who is 
ever ready to do that which tends to the advancement of 
New Hanover county and North Carolina. He has aided in 
making laws that are just and in the best interests of our 
people. 

Mr. Rountree is acommanding figure on the floor, although 
youthful in appearance. Tall, graceful and earnest, he en- 
forces attention and never fails to receive it. Personally, he 
isa man of pleasant and entertaining manner, a gifted talker, 
and a gentleman whom it is a pleasure to meet. His strong 
work during campaigns and in the General Assembly have 
been recognized by his party in many ways, and should he 
desire it there are many offices to which he could be elected. 


s 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 31 


Hon. Walter E. Moore. 


When we write of the Hon. Walter E. Moore we write of 
aman who, by personal worth and ability, has come to be 
regarded as one of the leading men of the State. Itisa 
well-known feature of humanity to feel a certain admiration 
for the man who has attained success by virtue of personal 
effort, and the subject of our brief sketch certainly comes 
under this category. 

Mr. Moore is a North Carolinian by birth, having first seen 
the light of day at White Sulphur Springs, near Asheville, 
in Buncombe county. His education was received at the 
schools of his native county and at Candler College. After- 
wards (until he was 
about eighteen) he 
worked on a farm for a 
number of years; but, 
. being of an ambitious 
disposition and thinking 
that the profession of 
law offered better 
chances, he took up the 
study of Blackstone. 
Studying hard at night 
and working at his trade 
all day, he is another ex- 
ample of what may be 
accomplished by the en- 
ergetic young man who 
desires to be something 
in the world. It is the 
repetition of the life- 
story of many of Ameri- 
ca’s distinguished self- 
made men. The young 
man who starts life thus 
handicapped and has the 
determination and the 
self-denial to override 
difficulties in his path, is 
pretty sure to succeed, 
and the Hon. Walter E. 
Moore was no exception. 

After attending the 
law school of Dick and 
Dillard, at Greensboro, 
he was admitted to the 
Bar, in January, 1850, 
and located the same 
year at Webster, Jack- 
son county, where he has 
since resided in the ac- 
tive practice of his pro- 
fession, in which he has 
been unusually success- 
ful. On January 10th, 1£88, he married Miss Laura Enloe, 
the daughter of Capt. W. A. Enloe, and seven children—four 
of whom are now living—blessed the union. 

Tn the year 1893 Mr. Moore was nominated and elected a 
member of: the General Assembly by a good majority, and 
in 1898 was again elected, by a majority of 216. 

During the session of 1899 Mr. Moore was one of the most 
prominent members of the House and introduced many im- 
portant bills. A great deal of his time was also given to 
committee work, and he was a member of several of the 
most important committees. When the House went into a 
Committee of the Whole, Mr. Moore was chosen chairman 
and was the presiding officer during the period. 

Mr. Moore was re-elected to the Legislature in 1900, and 


HON. WALTER E. MOORE, 


when the Democratic caucus met to choose their candidate 
for Speaker, the choice fell upon him. The important work 
done by Mr. Moore in the previous sessions, his distinguished 
appearance, his reputation as a parliamentarian and his pop- 
ular manners, all combined to make him the logical candi- 
date for this high office. His record during the session 
proves that the trust imposed upon him by his fellow Demo- 
crats was not misplaced. He is one of the most popular 
Speakers North Carolina has ever had. An able presiding 
officer, just in all of his decisions, and withal firm when ne- 
cessity required it, he has given great satisfaction to all. 
Praise of the manner in which Mr. Moore has filled the posi- 
tion he holds comes from Republicans as well as Democrats, 
and the members of the minority appreciate the respectful 


‘ courtesy which he has 
shown them on all occa- 
sions. 


Mr. Moore is a devo- 
ted Democrat, and one 
ot the most honorable 
men in North Carolina. 
His acquaintance with 
the people of all sections 
is extensive, and his 
knowledge of the wants 
and needs of every sec- 
tion of the State is sec- 
ond to that of no politi- 
cian in North Carolina. 
He has ever given atten- 
tion to matters of public 
interest that affect the 
welfare of the people, 
and his comprehensive 
mind is able to grasp 
their details and fully 
understand them. 

Asa citizen he isa man 
among men, and we may 
here say that in writing 
sketches of our honored 
men we find, as a rule, 
that words of praise 
easily troop from our 
pen, but in the sketch 
of the Hon. Walter E. 
Moore we fail to find 
words of mouth or marks 
of pen that will in the 
least do justice to such 
a wholesouled and hon- 
est man. He is all that 
aman could be; full in 
heart and broad in mind ; 
patriotic in deeds and 
noble in character; as 
brave as a lion, yet as gentle and loving as a child ; an ardent 
supporter of all that is right and an avowed enemy to that 
which is wrong. 

Mr. Moore is indeed a model man, and his life should be 
an admonition pressed home to the hearts of the young men 
who are beginning the battle of life. 

In concluding the sketch of this Democratic citizen, law- 
yer and statesman, the writer would say to him: ‘‘May your 
future life be one of even more success and happiness than 
your past, and may you long live among the good people of 
North Carolina.” 


(Photo. by Wharton. ]} 


Many a home has been made happy by the neighbors mind- 
ing their own business. 


32 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. H. B. Varner. 


Responsibility is always commensurate with power and 
influence, and since the influence of a man ina publie posi- 
tion is so great, his responsibility must be equally so. Henry 
B. Varner is a man who never shirked a responsibility, nor 
wielded an influence that he did not believe was good and 
right. There are men who boast that they are familiar with 
all the tricks of the political game, but Mr. Varner never 
made any such boast. He has accomplished what he has 
through deserved merit. Solely and alone he has made the 
fight, open-handed and above board, and has won. 

Mr. Varner was born on April 12th, 1870, and received his 
nomination to the position to which he has been elected on 
his birthday. Mr. : 
Varner was born and 
reared on a farm, and 
consequently did not 
have any educational 
advantages other 
than those offered by 
the public schools of 
the neighborhood. 
He worked on the 
farm and attended 
school for some weeks 
or months at a time 
until he was almost 
grown. He then be- 
came an agent of the 
Pomona Nurseries. 
and travelled exten- 
sively all over Wes- 
tern North Carolina 
in that capacity. Dur- 
ing President Cleve- 
land’s second admin- 
istration Mr. Varner 
held a position in the 
revenue service. 

On May 4th, 1896, 
Mr. Varner resigned 
his position to become 
editor of the Lexing- 
ton Dispatch, which 
he has conducted 
with great success. 
When Mr. Varner 
took charge, the pa- 
per had a circulation 
of about 600 or 700 
subseribers, which, 
under Mr. Varner’s 


20th day of December, 1900, to Miss Florence Comstock. 
He was elected Commissioner of Labor and Printing at the 
August election, receiving 186,493 votes against 126,480 for J. 
T. Hamrick, his competitor. 


Mr. Varner is a devoted Democrat and one of the most 
honorable men in North Carolina. His record in the position 
to which he has been elected and in the performance of the 
duties thereof will, no doubt, be commensurate with his past 
life, which has been conducted on the highest fixed princi- 
ples and which has ever won for him the respect and confi- 
dence of the people; and his unaffected politeness, his cour- 
tesy and frankness have made him.a host of strong personal 
friends wherever he has been. 


As a speaker and campaigner, Mr. Varner has few equals, 
and in the fight of 
1898 he stirred the 
hearts and minds of 
the people as they 
had never been stirr- 
ed before. Wherever 
he went he aroused 
the people to the im- 
portance of the issues 
of the day and left 
behind him a deter- 
mination to win and 
an enthusiasm for the 
eause of Democracy 
and White Suprema- 
cy such as had not. 
been seen in his sec- 
tion before. 
Prominent among 
Mr. Varner’s person- 
al traits is his sound 
and discriminating 
judgment and his 
fearlessand impartial 
discharge of official 
and private duties. 
He is a man of spot- 
less integrity and 
quick apprehension, 
accuracy ,method and 
faithfulness in busi- 
ness. These qualities 
make him an aec- 
knowledged leader. 
Decision of charac- 
ter, tact and sagacity 
are indicated in every 
line of his strong, 
earnest face, and 


able and enterprising 
management, hasrun 
_up to almost 4,000. 

Mr. Varner has been Chairman of the Democratic Execu- 
tive Comniittee of his county since 1897, and held that posi- 
tion during the memorable campaign of 1898 when the ma- 
jority in the county was changed from 900 Republican to 600 
Democratic. Mr. Varner was also at one time a member of 
the State Democratic Executive Committee. 

Mr. Varner is a Mason,a Knight of Pythias, and a member 
of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. Although not 
a member of any church, he attends the services of the Pres- 
byterians. He is held in high regard by members of the 
newspaper profession and has twice been a delegate to the 
National Editorial Association, and is a member of the Ex- 
ecutive Committee of that body. He was married on the 


HON. H. 


B. 


when united with his 
strong physique, the 
picture is complete of 
aman born to achieve success and to command the confi- 
dence of his associates. It is doubtful if the party ever had 
a more valuable leader than Mr. Varner. In public positions, 
asin private life, an unswerving line of honesty and fair 
dealing has marked his course, and he has always commanded 
the respect and admiration of even his enemies. Such qual- 
ities as devotion to duty, a strict sense of business integrity 
and a broad and liberal sympathy toward all, cannot help 
but be admired. He is ever ready to listen when appealed 
to, and his sure and ripe judgment never fail to solve a prop- 
osition placed before him. He is both warm and outspoken 
in his defense of justice, despising the mean and false, and 
firm and unwavering in his friendship. 


[Photo. by Wharton. ] 


VARNER, 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 33 


Adjt. Gen. B. S. Royster. 


Among the most popular of the present State officials is 
General Beverly S. Royster, the Adjutant General of our 
State Guard. He is a native of Granville county, a section 
that has given to the State some of her most famous citizens. 

Gen. Royster was born January 17th, 1865, and is a mem- 
ber>of a very distinguished Southern family, his ancestors 
having been Virginians. His grandfather on his mother’s 
side, Col. William Robards, was well-known throughout the 
State, having at one time occupied the position of State 
Treasurer. Gen Royster’s father, Col. S. 8. Royster, was a 
member of the famous Secession Convention. With such 
ancestry it is not re- 
markable that the 
subject of our sketch 
should have inher- 
ited those traits and 
abilities that have 
brought him success. 
His education was 
received at Horner’s 
School at Henderson, 
and under the tutor- 
ship of U. V. Wat-_ 
kins, near Stovall. 
At the age of sixteen 
he engaged in the 
drug Business at 
Williamsboro, and 
remained therein for 
about seven years. 
Gen. Royster studied 
law under Judge 
Robert. W. Winston, 
and was admitted to 
the bar in 1€88 dur- 
ing the September 
term of the Supreme 
Court. He is now 
the senior member of 
the law firm of Roys- 
ter and Hobgood, of 
Oxford. a firm well- 
known throughout 
the State and one 
that enjoys a large 
practice. 

General Royster’s 
military record has 
been a distinguished 
one, from the time 
he joined Co. E., 
Third Regiment, the 
“Granville Grays”’ as 
a private. His ability was soon seen and rewarded and he 
was promoted successively to be Corporal, Sergeant, Lieu- 
tenant, Captain, Major, Assistant Inspector General, and 
finally, on December Ist, 1898, he received the appointiment 
of Adjutant General of the State Guard, with the rank of 
Brigadier General. During the time in which he has held 
office the condition of the State Guard has very much im- 
proved, the organization having been in very bad shape at 
the time General Royster took charge of it, on account of 
the Spanish-American war. General Royster’s long mili- 
tary career thoroughly fits him for the important office he now 
holds, and the interest he has in the department is mani- 
festing itself in the increased efficiency of the Guard. He 
was reappointed by the present administration. 


ADJUTANT GENERAL B. 8. 


General Royster takes great pride in his section of the 
State and was four times elected mayor of Oxford, his home 
town, and for a number of years was chairman of the Board 
of Education of the county. As city attorney and county 
attorney he made an excellent record and proved his legal 
skill. In politics he is a Democrat in the strongest sense of 
the word and has done much to advance the interests of the 
party, being a member of the State Executive Committee, 
and chairman of the County Committee. As a proof of his 
skill as a political worker it may be stated that Granville 
county gave a Democratic majority of over one thousand at 
the last election, whereas four years previously, the Repub- 
licans carried the county. 

He is very prominent in Masonry and Odd Fellowship, be- 

, ing Grand Represen- 
tative of the North 
Carolina Independ- 
ent Order of Odd Fel- 
lows, and Grand Mas- 
ter of the Masons of 
the State. He is a 
consistent member of 
the Baptist church. 
Personally, General 
Royster is a gentle- 
man of fine manners, 
courteous and affa- 
ble to all and is one 
of the most popular 
men in North Caro- 
lina, and we predict 
great things for him 
in the future, as we 
have no doubt that 
the people of the 
State will continue 
to reward his abili- 
ties and his interest 
in their welfare, as 
they have done in the 
past. 

Through his able 
work and influence, 
the North Carolina 
State Guard is today 
one of the most cred- 
itable in the South- 
ern States, and is 
continually being ad- 
vanced. General 
Royster is a man who 
takes great pride in 
the efficiency of the 
State troops and he 
has, by selecting good 
material for his staff 
and officials, secured the representative people of the State. 
With such men at the head of our State militia, it has a 
bright and brilliant future. There are few men in the State 
who are better or more favorably known than is this dis- 
tinguished military man. He has by his splendid work made 
a record for himself that is not only creditable to himself, 
but to the State of North Carolina as well. 

With such a man at the head, a brilliant future presents 
itself to the State militia. 


[ Photo. by Watson. ] 
ROYSTER, 


“To what do you attribute the decline of the stage?”’ 

“To the critics. When they say a play is good the public 
doesn’t believe it. When they condemn it, curiosity drives 
them to see it.” 


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34 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. E. C. Beddingfield. 


In preparing this handsome publication as a souvenir and 
historical record of the campaign of 1900, it gives the writer 
pleasure to give credit where credit is due, and to speak of 
the distinguished farmer and statesman of Wake, who has 
given his time and energy to the cause of Democracy, the 
Hon. E. C. Beddingfield. This gentleman is 38 years old and 
was born on the plantation where he now resides, about six 
miles of the city of Raleigh. He was educated in the private 
and public schools of the county, and since his early boyhood 
has taken an active interest in the success and advancement 


{ Photo. by Wharton. ] 
TION, E. C. BEDDINGFIELD. 


of the Democratic party. In 1889 his ability as a leader was 
recognized by the people of the county of Wake, and he was 
elected to the Legislature and made an able representative. 
In 1890 he was elected Secretary of the State Farmers’ Alli- 
ance, which position he filled with credit and honor to him- 
self and the people ef North Carolina. In 1§91 he was elected 
a member of the board of Railroad Commissioners for a term 
of six years. As a member of this important Commission he 
looked after the best interests of the people of our State ina 
manner that won for him the confidence and respect of all 
who knew him. In 1897 the State was captured by the Fu- 


sionists, and the Legislature appointed a Fusion crowd in - 


charge of this important office. Mr. Beddingfield was nomi- 
nated in caucus by the Democrats and he received more than 
the party strength. In 1898 the Democratic party regained 
control of the Legislature and abolished the office of Rail- 
road Commissioners and established a Corporation Commis- 
sion, and Mr. Beddingfield was re-elected a member of this 
board. The incumbent at the time, who was a Republican, 
fought this appointment, and the case was tried in the courts 
as to who should hold the office. The Supreme Court, when 
the matter came before them, being controlled by the Re- 
publicans, declared that the office belonged to the Republi- 
cans, and Mr. Beddingtield was unseated. He had made one 
of the most able members of this important commission and 
received the commendation of his friends and constituents. 
He was soon afterwards nominated for the Legislature to 
represent the county of Wake, and was elected by a major- 
ity of 1,250 votes, and today is one of the most able and rep- 
resentative members of the General Assembly of the grand 
old State of North Carolina. 


Hon. Alex. H. White. 


The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is not only a 
distinguished lawyer and statesman, but is a well-known 
educator and promoter of educaticn, being principal of the 
Jones County Male and Female Academy, one of the pro- 
gressive educational institutions of the State. 

Representative White is one of the most prominent men 
of his county, being chairman of the Board of Education and 
enjoying the confidence of those who know him. His popu- 
larity was evidenced during the recent campaign when he 
was nominated for the Legislature ; in fact, he demonstrated 
his ability during the famous White Supremacy campaign of 
1898 as one of the foremost political orators of the State, and 
during the recent fight he was the recognized leader in the 
county of Jones, and he made a vigorous and energetic cam- 
paign for the Constitutional Amendment and Democracy, 
and was returned to the Legislature by a majority of 332 
votes. And since taking his seat as a member of the House 
of Representatives he has been a hard and representative 
fighter for the educational cause, and his efforts have been 
recognized by the leading statesmen of the State, who have 
coincided with him in their views, many being led by his 
masterly way of presenting the facts to them. 

Mr. White was chosen by the Democrats on account of his 
long personal friendship for Senator Simmons, to place that 
distinguished statesman in nomination for the United States 
Senate; and he, in a brilliant speech before the House of 
Representatives, recited incidents and scenes in the life of 
that popular gentleman in a manner that won for him the 
commendation of the entire body and placed the nomination 
before his colleagues in a masterly manner. 

This well-known lawyer and statesman was born in Jones 
county, near the town of Pollocksville, thirty-two years ago, 


[ Photo. by Watson.] 
HON. ALEX. H. WHITE. 


and in his boyhood days he was, on account of his kind heart 
and quickness of perception, a favorite with his many friends 
and playmates, and today he has the respect and confidence 
of them all. He has risen by his own individual efforts to a 
position of trust and confidence of the people—a law maker, 
amember of the State Legislature. He is a gentleman of 
pleasing manner, quick to champion the cause of right and 
justice and very popular with his friends and colleagues; a 
man who is a credit to our State. 


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TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 35 


Hon. E. L. Daughtridge. 


One of the most able and influential members of the 
House of Representatives of the great State of North Caro- 
linais the Hon. E. L. Daughtridge, ‘‘the gentleman from 
Edgecombe,’’ who is perhaps, one of the most influential 
farmers and publie men in his section of the State. Mr. 
Daughtridge was born in the county he has the pleasure and 
honor of representing, thirty-eight years ago, and he has 
spent his younger days looking after his farming interests 


[ Photo. by Watson. } 
HON. BE. L. DAUGHTRIDGE. 


and now has several of the best paying farms in the State. 
He raises a large amount of cotton and tobacco as well as 
other staples. He resides in a handsome country home 
about two miles from the town of Rocky Mount. 

Mr. Daughtridge was educated at private schools and fin- 
ished up at the Bingham Military School, and today he is an 
ardent military advocate and takes a great deal of interest 
in the encampments. He was Captain of Company D, Rocky 
Mount Light Infantry, and took the boys of his company to 
the encampment at Morehead City recently and while there 
he saw that they had all the pleasures that could be had 
around that seaside resort. 

Mr. Daughtridge was county commissioner of his county 
for two years, and when the recent campaign opened he was 
chosen by acclamation by the county Democratic Convention 
as the candidate for the Legislature, and he entered the field 
and made one of the most vigorous and brilliant campaigns 
ever made in the county of Edgecombe. The result was that 
he was elected by the handsome majority of twenty-five 
hundred votes and his popularity among the people was 
demonstrated very forcibly. Asa member of the House of 
Representatives he has made an able representative of his 
people and is perhaps one of the most popular men of the 
House. 

He is a member of the committee on Priveliges and Elec- 
tions, Finance, Penal Institutions, and is chairman of that 
important committee, Agriculture, and he was at all times in 
attendance at the meetings of these committees faithfully 
looking after the interests of his constituents and effective 
legislation, and he has made a record for himself that many 
a shrewd politician might well envy. He is the recognized 
leader of the farmer element of the Legislature and very 
popular with all who know him. Wecongratulate the county 
of Edgecombe upon being so well represented in the General 
Assembly of North Carolina. 


Hon. Nelson W. Taylor. 


The subject of this sketch was born in Beaufort, Carteret 
county, forty-four years ago, where he spent his boyhood 
days, receiving his education at the public schools of that 
city by the sea. Mr. Taylor has at all times been an ardent 
Democrat, always ready and willing to do anything that 
would advance the interests of the Democratic party, and 
he has been one of the substantial business men of the city 
of Beaufort for many years, where he is today one of the 
most influential citizens. He has never sought any political 
office, yet for fourteen years he has been the County Treas- 
urer of Carteret county, which position he has filled with 
honor and credit to the Democratic party and to himself. 

When the famous fight for White Supremacy and the Con- 
stitutional Amendment were the main issues of the campaign 
just fought, Mr. Taylor was sought out by his party and 
asked to make the canvass and enter the race for the Legis- 
lature; and while he was not a candidate for the office, not 
being a politician for the sake of office, but an ardent Demo- 
crat, he accepted the honor for the best interests of the 
party and made a vigorous campaign. His efforts resulted 
in his election by a majority of 364 votes. Since taking his 
seat in the Legislature,.Mr. Taylor has been a careful watcher 
of legislative acts, and was ready at all times to oppose any 
legislation that was not for the best interests of the State, 
and carefully looking after any measure that would benefit 
the interests of his constituents. 

Mr. Taylor is a gentleman who makes friends wherever he 
goes, and he is a representative that Carteret county may 
well feel perfectly satisfied to have looking after her inter- 


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HON. NELSON W. TAYLOR. 


ests in such important matters as may come up for the ap- 
proval of the Legislature. 

As a member of a number of important committees he has 
performed able and efficient service and has always been a 
close attender, watching faithfully in the interest of his 
State for the prompt passage of all important matters; and 
today he is one of the most popular members of the General 
Assembly. 

Mr. Taylor was recently elected President of the Bank of 
Beaufort, a newly organized financial institution, which has 
a bright future before it. Mr. Taylor is an able financier, 
and will no doubt make this institution a success and credit 
to Eastern North Carolina. 


36 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. Geo. i De Hood. 


One of the most pleasant things in this life is for a writer 
to write pleasant and interesting sketches about the success 
of young men; those, especially, who have risen to the front 
ranks by their own individual efforts. In this connection, 
the subject of this sketch is a young statesman who is cary- 
ing out for himself a future that looks bright and rosy in- 
deed. A few years ago George Hood started in life as tele- 
graph messenger. Shortly after he became an operator, 
working for the Western Union Telegraph Company and the 
Southern Railway. At the same time he was studying law 


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HON. GEO, E, HOOD. 

and planning a future for himself. Today heis a member of 
the State Legislature, sent there by the people who have 
known and associated with him from childhood up; by peo- 
ple who were in position to know and recognize his ability ; 
and since taking his seat as a member of the House of Rep- 
resentatives he has introduced and earried through, like an 
old campaigner, anumber of important bills that tend to 
advance legislation and the interests of his State. 

Mr. Hood was born in the county of Wayne (which county 
he has the honor to represent today) twenty-six years ago. 
He received his education at public schools, and at the age 
of fifteen years left school and began working as a messenger 
boy. At the age of twenty-one years he was admitted to the 
Bar, and is the youngest member of the Goldsboro Bar to- 
day. He was aided in his studies by that brilliant legal ad- 
viser, Col. I. F. Dortch. 

Mr. Hood is the son of the late E. B. Hood, who was eleeted 
County Treasurer in 1897. At his father’s death he was ap- 
pointed to fill out his father’s unexpired term, which he did 
with honor and credit to those who appointed him and to 
himself. 

During the recent campaign Mr. Hood and Judge W. R. 
Allen were honored by their party with the nomination for 
the State Legislature, and they made a most thorough can- 
vass for the Democratic party and the Constitutional Amend- 
ment in their county and were elected by the largest major- 
ity ever polled in Wayne county by Democratic candidates, 
which is a record that any young man might well feel erp 
of. Mr. Hood is a member of the Judiciary, the Corpora- 
tion, the Railroads and the Committee on Education, on 
each of which he has rendered valuable services. 


fee: WwW. as Steomark 


The youngest member of the House of Representatives, 
and yet one of the brightest and brainiest of the younger 
members of this body, is that able and well-known young 
Democrat who has the honor of representing the county of 
Harnett, Hon. W. A. Stewart. He was born in that county 
on the 18th day of August, 1875, near the townof Dunn. He 


’ was educated at the private schools of the county and Buie’s 


Creek Academy, after which he studied law at the Univer- 
sity of North Carolina, and was admitted to the Bar in 1897, 
shortly after forming a partnership with F. B. Jones; and 
while a member of this firm he entered the political arena 
in the interest of white supremacy and made a personal can- 
vass for his partner, securing for him the nomination for the 
State Senate and personally handling his canvass for him, 
He handled this campaign in such a masterly manner that 
Mr. Jones was elected to the Senate. Shortly after this he 
dissolved the partnership existing between Senator Jones 
and himself and formed a partnership with that bright and 
well-known lawyer, Mr. Godwin, under the firm name of 
Stewart & Godwin, and they now practice in all the Federal 
and State courts under this name, enjoying a lucrative and 
influential practice. 
In 1900, when the campaign opened, this able! young law- 
yer’s sterling ability was recognized by the party on account 
of his work during the past campaign and his influential De- 
mocracy,and he was nominated to represent Harnett county 
in the lower House of the General Assembly. He accepted 
the honor and entered the campaign in his usual vigorous 
manner, and after a swift and long-to-be-remembered polit- 
ical fight, he was elected by the handsome majority of 300. 
This is the young statesman’s first office, and he has filled 
it with such zredit to himself and his constituents, as well 


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STEWART. 


HON. W. A. 


as the Democratic party, that his future in the political field, 


‘as well as in his chosen profession, is now assured. 


Since taking his seat as a member of the Legislature, his 
powerful and eloquent voice has been heard in an able man- 
ner in debates on the leading questions at issue. 

Mr. Stewart has introduced several bills that provide for 
necessary legislation for our State. He has by his thought- 
fulness and ability won for himself the friendship of the 
members of the Legislature and made a name that is a credit 
to any man in the State. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 37 


Hon. William B. Daniel. 


One of the most pleasant features noticable in our legisla- 
tive representation of 1900-1901 is the number of able and 
progressive farmers who are members of that honorable 
body. Conspicuous among them is the Hon. William B. 
Daniel, of Vance county, who represents a county that has 
never before had a white man and a simon pure Democrat 
as its representative in the General Assembly, this is indeed 
a wonderful thing and it is with pleasure that the writer 


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HON. WILLIAM B. DANIEL, 


notes that the people of Vance county have made such an 
able selection and it is hoped that Mr. Daniel will forever 
have the love and confidence of his people in the future as 
he now has. Asa legislator this gentleman is at all times 
alert and watchful for the best interests of the State and of 
his constituents, andit is with pardonable pride that this 
gentleman, who had never before sought political honors 
should be elected by a majority of nearly four hundred votes. 
Such men are ereditable to the county they represent and 
to the State, for they make able and conscientious law 
makers. , 

Mr. Daniel has for many years helped the Democratic 
party look after their interest in Vance county, and he is 
very popular with his friends and associates. He was a Jus- 
tice of the Peace for several years and has been a member 
of the school board for a number of years. These positions 
he has filled with honor and credit to himself and the party. 

Asa member of important committees, Mr. Daniel has 


been an able factor in advancing legislation, being on the. 


committees on Appropriations, Engrossed Bills and Military 
Affairs. He has faithfully looked after the best interests of 
the State in all matters that have come up before the House, 
and his work as a member of the North Carolina Legislature 
has been such as to commend itself and the gentleman from 
Vance to his constituents and his fellow members. 

Mr. Daniel was born in Granville county forty-one years 
ago, and he spent his early days on the farm, today he is one 
of the State’s progressive statesmen farmers who are doing 
much to advance the best interests of North Carolina. 


The Sun says: ‘‘Let us stick to the silver dollar.” By all 
means. That is just what we have been trying todo. The 
only difficulty we have found is that so many other fellows 
are trying to stick to the same coin.—Puck. 


Hon. J. R. Bannerman. 


The subject of this sketch was born in the county of New 
Hanover, the part which is now known as Pender county, 
forty-five years ago, and is today one of the best known citi- 
zens of the county he has the honor to represent in the Leg- 
islature, Pender. This is Mr. Bannerman’s first term in the 
State Legislature and so well has he represented his constit- 
uency that he can come again when he so wishes. During 
the recent campaign he was elected by a majority of one 
thousand votes, which is very large for such a small county, 
but that county has always been noted for its good and able 
men. Mr. Bannerman has for years enjoyed the respect and 
good will of his many friends and is today one of the most 
popular men of his section of the State. He is by occupa- 
tion a farmer and he has also been engaged in the general 
merchandising and milling business for a number of years. 

Mr. Bannerman is a member of the county executive com- 
mittee of Pender county and his able and influential work 
has already received the approval of his party and they have 
honored him by electing him to an office that speaks for it- 
self, a member of the State Legislature, this position Mr. 
Bannerman fills in his usual able manner not only to the 
credit of himself, but to the credit of his constituents who 
sent him to the State capitol. 

As a member of the following committees Mr. Bannerman 
has done good and faithful work, approving that which he 
thought good legislation and disproving bills that were of 


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R. BANNERMAN. 


TION. J. 


no consequence to the people of North Carolina: The Agri- 
culture, Public Roads and Turnpikes, Institution for the 
Insane, and Education. 

Mr. Bannerman personally is a gentleman whom it is a 
pleasure to meet and to know, courteous and pleasing of 
manner with a kind word for his friends and acquaintances 
whenever he meets them. Sucha man has a bright future 
in North Carolina. ; 


The child who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth of- 
ten takes so much of the sweets of life that he dies with gold 
in his teeth. 


It is said that the eminent divine who wrote ‘‘I want to be 
an angel,’’ was willing to wait until he could see whether the 
hymn would be a success. 


38 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hone Thos. W. Blount. 


A distinguished member of the State Legislature is the 
Hon. Thomas W. Blount, ‘‘the gentleman from Washing- 
ton.’? He was born in the county he bas ihe honor to repre- 
sent on the 28th day of January, 1856, and his from boyhood 
up to the present time enjoyed the confidence and love of 
his friends and associates. 

Mr. Blount is by profession a farmer, but has been for 
many years a successful mill man, and is now one of the au- 
thorities upon these matters in his section of the State. He 
had never taken much interest in the political questions, ex- 
cept to always look after the best interests of the Democratic 


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HON. THOMAS W. BLOUNT. 


party, until the Amendment became an issue two years ago, 
when he was elected chairman of the County Democratie 
Committee of his county and began the study of questions 
that were in issue with his party, and became an ardent 
fighter for white supremacy, and to him is due much eredit 
for the results that are so gratifying to the Democracy of 
our State at the present time. ; 

Mr. Blount, during the recent campaign, was honored with 


the nomination for the Legislature by the Democrats of — 


Washington county, and he ably led the party to victory, 
and is today one of the representative members of the lower 
house of the State Legislature. 

During the past years Mr. Blount has enjoyed the popu- 
larity of his friends by being a Justice of the Peace and a 
member of the County School Board of his county; and he 
has already demonstrated to his people that when they sent 
him to the Legislature as their representative, they made 
no mistake. He has introduced a number of important 
bills, among which was ‘‘a bill to regulate and legalize pri- 
mary elections,” and a bill to amend the “Jim Crow” car 
law, which bills are in line with advanced legislation. 

Mr. Blount is a gentleman who has won his way to the 
front by his own individual efforts, and is one of the most 
popular members of the House. He is a member of the 
committees on Banks and Currency, Fish and Fisheries, 
upon which he has done important work. 

Mr. Blount is one of those big-hearted, progressive men 
who are at all times looking out for pleasant incidents for 


his friends and is a representative that the State may justly 
feel proud of. 


Hon. C. W. Richardson. 


The subject of this sketch, who has the honor of represent- 
ing the county of Johnston in the lower house of the General 
Assembly, is a young man who has risen to prominence in 
the political arena by his natural ability. He is a farmer by 


occupation, but has always taken an active interest in polit- 


ical movements, being at all times an ardent Democrat, for 
white supremacy under any and all circumstances. 

Representative Richardson is thirty-two years of age and 
was born in Wake county. He was educated at public and 
private schools, and for a number of years has been a suc- 
cessful farmer, residing near Archer, in the county of John- 
ston. He is very popular with his people, and was for sev- 
eral years a Justice of the Peace and chairman of the County 
Democratic Executive Committee of hiscounty. His ability 
as a solid man was recognized by his party in convention and 
he was nominated for the State Legislature. After a vigor- 
ous campaign throughout his county, he was elected by the 
handsome majority of 1,787 votes, leading his ticket by a 
pleasant majority. 

Since taking his seat as a member of the Legislature, Mr. 
Richardson has kept up his representation in an able manner 
by looking out and faithfully caring for the interests of his 
constituents. 

Asa member of the committees on Public Roads and Turn- 
pikes, Edneation, Railroads and Corporation Commission 
and Printing, he has done effective work and has been at all 
times present at committee meetings, carefully watching 
the progress of legislation and seeing that no bills passed 


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HON. C. W. RICHARDSON. 


that were not for the best interests of the people of North 
Carolina and the constituents whom he has the honor to 
represent. 

Personally Mr. Richardson is a clever gentleman, well 
versed in everything pertaining to the interests of the far- 
mer and his advancement; and he is a man who hasa bright 
future before him in the fields he has chosen to follow. 

Mr. Richardson is a young statesman who has worked en- 
ergetically and faithfully for the best interests of his State 
and the county of Johnston; and he has won many friends 
by his able work as a legislator. The people of Johnston 
county have good cause to feel proud of their young repre- 
sentative, and should he desire a re-election he will get the 
full support of his constituents. : 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 39 


Hon. F. M. Simmons. 


This able and distinguished statesman needs no eulogy at 
the hands of any biographical writer. Everyone in North 
Carolina knows of and is more or less familiar with his mag- 
nificent work for the Democracy of our State. 

Hon. Furnifold McLendon Simmons, who has been chosen 
for a six years’ term in the United States Senate, was born 
in Jones county, North Carolina, in 1854 and is forty-seven 
years old. He was prepared for college by Prof. Joseph 
Kinsey, now president of Wilson Seminary. He entered 
Wake Forest at about fifteen years of age and, after remain- 
ing there about a year, matriculated at Trinity College. He 
graduated at that in- 
stitution in 1873. Re- 
turning to his fath- 
er’s farm in Jones 
county, he spent six 
months reading law 
on the farm and ob- 
tained license to 
practice in January, 
1875, before he was 
twenty-one years of 
age. After being ad- 
mitted to the bar, he 
practiced in Jones 
county and later 
moved to Newbern, 
where he formed a 
copartnership with 
the late Judge Ma- 
thias E. Manly and 
his son, Clement 
Manly, Esq. After 
Judge Manly’s death, 
the partnership was 
continued between 
Mr.Simmonsand Mr. 
Clement Manly until 
1889. Before leaving 
Jones county and 
shortly after passing 
his majority, Mr. 
Simmons was nomi- 
nated by acclamation 
for the House of Rep- 
resentatives by the 
Democrats and made 
a canvass marked by 
its thoroughness and 
brillianey. 

In 1£85, Mr. Sim- 
mons was elected to Congress from the Second District 
(known as the black district), his competitors being two 
negroes, each claiming to be the regular Republican nomi- 
nee. He was re-elected in 1888, but in 1890 was not a candi- 
date for re-election, and the district lapsed back to a Repub- 
lican district. His term in Congress was characterized by 
industry, devotion to the interests of his constituents and 
party loyalty. He made a few speeches—excellent, strong 
and effective—that gave him a hold upon the confidence of 
the people of his district. 

In 1892 Mr. Simmons was chosen chairman of the Demo- 
cratic Executive Committee and managed that difficult 
campaign with consummate ability, winning a magnificent 
victory. 

In 1893 he was appointed by President Cleveland Collector 
of Internal Revenue for the Eastern District of North Caro- 


HON. F. M. SIMMONS. 


lina and made an efficient and popular officer. Upon his re- 
tirement from that position he formed a partnership with 
Messrs. J. H. and E. W. Pou and A.D. Ward for the practice 
of law, with offices at Raleigh, Newbern and Smithfield, and 
has since lived in Raleigh. He was elected State Chairman 
in 1898 and led the forces to a Democratic victory in that 
year. 

In 1800 he was again chosen chairman and again a brilliant 
victory was won under his leadership. He is an astute poli- 
tician, an indefatigable worker, a wise general, a successful 
executive, a writer of powerful argument, a lawyer of learn- 
ing, and an all-round well equipped able public man, who 
goes to the Senate, where he will well and truly represent 
the best sentiment of the State. And when thé people of 
the State of North 
Carolina elected this 
popular and able 
statesman to the Uni- 
ted States Senate, 
their choice fell upon 
the shoulders of a 
man who will faith- 
fully represent the 
people of our State 
and the Democratic 
party in a manner 
that will not only be 
creditable to his par- 
ty, but to his people 
and his State. 

Senator - Simmons 
has by his forcible 
work during the past 
few years won victo- 
ries for the Demo- 
cratic party that will 
forever perpetuate 
themselves to the 
memory of the able 
leader who achieved 
such grand and glo- 
rious results. 

His organization of 
the rank and file of 
the Democratic party 
has won results that 
are indeed gratifying. 
With such a man at 
the head of the party 
looking after the Na- 
tional interests of the 
State in the capitol 
at Washington, our 
people can expect 
splendid results. Senator Simmons has always been a man 
of the people, who fought for the best interests of his State 
first, last and all the time; and the results of his able work 
have been clearly demonstrated to his constituents in a log- 
ical and forcible manner. 

When elected to represent the State of North Carolina by 
her people last year, and the result of this election being 
confirmed by the General Assembly ef North Carolina, Sen- 
ator Simmons, in his usual pleasant manner, thanked the 
gentlemen who so highly honored him and at the same time 
in a few choice words thanked the people of the State for 
their liberal support. 

Senator Simmons has the confidence and respect of the 
entire people of North Carolina, and his prospects in the 
field of National politics are tinted with a most brilliant anc 
successful future. 


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40 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. W. S. Wilson. 


One of the youngest, and yet one of the ablest of the 
younger members of the General Assembly, is that able 
Democrat whose name heads thissketch. He has a brilliant 
record for a young man, and enjoys the confidence and re- 
spect of all who know him. 

Hon. William Sidney Wilson was born on Dee. 29, 1873, in 
Caswell county, where he spent his boyhood days, and at- 
tended the public schools of the county. In the fall of 1894 
he attended the Danville (Va.) Military Institute, remaining 
there one year. From this institute he went to the Univer- 
sity of North Carolina and graduated there with high honors 


s 


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HON. W. 8S. WILSON. 


in 1889. While at the University Mr. Wilson was a leader 
and took active interest in the debating societies, and was 
one of the ablest talkers in the debates. During his junior 
year he was business manager of the University Magazine, 
and his good management was demonstrated in such a satis- 
factory manner that in his senior year he was elected editor 
in chief of that popular magazine which is so well known to 
the University boys. He, however, did not have the pleasure 
of having his schooling and collegiate course paid for him, 
but, like the true young North Carolinian that he is, he 
worked his way through college and, by his personality, to 
popularity. During all this time it was his ambition to be- 
come a lawyer, and after his graduation, in January, 1900, 
he entered the law school of the University and began the 
study of law, taking the double course in only four and a 
half months, when he received his certificate of proficiency. 
He then went home for a brief trip and while there took 
such an active interest in the political questions of the day 
that he made himself popular again with all his boyhood 
friends, and they, noting his ability and knowing the man, 
nominated him for the lower branch of the Legislature. He 
accepted the honor and jumped into the field, and aftera 
brilliant canvass throughout the county in the cause of De- 
mocracy and white supremacy, he was elected by a majority 
of 300 votes, this, too, in a county that has not elected a 
Democrat to the Legislature by white votes since the war, 
and against an opponent who had served two terms in the 
Legislature. After winning this glorious victory for himself 
and his constituents, he returned to the University and re- 
sumed his studies and in September was admitted to the bar. 


Hon. R. H. Hayes. 


-An able lawyer and a prominent figure in the halls of the 
State Capitol is the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. 
Mr. Hayes was born in the county of Moore thirty-two years 
ago, and was prepared for the important career mapped out 
for him at Guilford College, going from there to the Univer- 
sity of North Carolina, where he finished his course with 
high honors and was admitted to the bar in 1893, when he 
formed a law partnership with the Hon. T. B. Womack, with 
offices at Raleigh and in Pittsboro, and the firm now is one 
of the best known in the State. Mr. Hayes has since his 
early days been an ardent Democrat, taking at all times an 


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HON. R. H. HAYES. 


active interest in politics. When he first moved to Chatham 
county that county was in the hands of the Fusion crowd, 
who had a majority of about 1,250 votes. In 1896 this able 
young statesman was nominated by the Democratic party 
for the Legislature, and after a brilliant canvass he reduced 
this majority to 500 votes. In 1898 his ability was recog- 


nized in many ways by his party, and he was elected chair-— 


man of the County Democratic Executive Committee and 
again honored with the nomination for the Legislature. 
This time he reduced the old Fusion majority to less than 
one hundred votes, after a magnificent canvass for white 
supremacy. 

In 1900 this eloquent young statesman was chosen as the 
leader of his party in Chatham county, and after a canvass 
that is historical in the history of his county for its brillianey 
and dash, he was elected by a handsome majority, leading 
his ticket and receiving more votes than any other candidate. 

Since taking his seat in the lower house of the General As- 
sembly, Representative Hayes has demonstrated his states- 
manship to his friends and fellow members in a manner that 
rebounds to the credit of the grand old county that he has 
the honor to represent. Prompt to advocate any measure 
that means good legislation, and remembering his pledges to 
his constituents, he is one of the leaders of the younger 
members of the House. His able knowledge of legal lore 
caused him to be selected as one of the managers on the part 
of the House in the impeachment proceedings against the 
Judges of the Supreme Court. Asa member of the follow- 
ing committees he has done able and effective work: Consti- 
tutional Amendments, Education and the Judiciary. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 41 


Hoon. John T. Brittain. 


This able representative, representing the grand old county 
of Randolph, is thirty-nine years of age. He was born in 
Guilford county, near Oak Ridge, receiving his education at 
private schools and the well-known Oak Ridge Institute. 
At an early age Mr. Brittain made up his mind to study law 
and rise to prominence in that profession, and he read law 
under that distinguished lawyer, Judge Robert P. Dick, of 
Greensboro, and was admitted to practice after a splendid 
examination, and now practices in the State and Federal 
courts. 

Mr. Brittain has for a number of years been one of the 
most popular public men of his county and well known in 


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HON. JOHN T. BRITTAIN. 


all parts of the State. He was a Deputy Sheriff for two years 
in the county of Guilford ; was United States Commissioner 
six years, and in 1895 was elected Mayor of Ashboro and, for 
reason personal to himself, resigned before accepting the 
office. 

When the recent campaign opened up, the people of Ran- 
dolph selected Mr. Brittain as their leader in the legislative 
fight, for they well knew his splendid ability as a campaigner, 
and he accepted the honor, entered the field and won victory 
for the Democracy of Randolph county (which, by the way, 
has been a Republican county for many years) in a manner 
that threw consternation among the opposition. And since 
taking his seat as a member of the House of Representatives 
his powerful voice has been heard on many occasions advo- 
eating the'cause of right and good legislation that was in 
his opinion for the best interests of his constituents and the 
State of North Carolina. 

His ability as a lawyer was recognized by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives by his appointment on such 
important committees as the Judiciary, Insurance, Congres- 
sional Districts, and the Supreme Court Library, which ap- 
pointments he has filled with ability and credit to himself 
and his party. . 

Mr. Brittain has made himself very popular with the peo- 
ple of the Legislature by the affable and pleasant manner in 
which he has looked after important legislative matters and 
the courteous manner in which he has handled all subjects 
before him in the legislative halls. Such men are an honor 
and credit to their State, and Randolph should feel proud 
of having him looking after her interests. 


Hon. W. F. Parker. 


This distinguished Confederate soldier and statesman was 
born in the county of Halifax, near the town of Enfield, Nov. 
6, 1842. He was prepared for college at the J. H. Horner 
School and finished at the University of North Carolina in 
the year 1562. While there the war broke out and Mr. Par- 
ker immediately enlisted in Company F, 7th Confederate 
Cavalry, shortly after being made Third Lieutenant, and he 
distinguished himself in a gallant manner and was appointed 
Second Lieutenant of his company and fought brilliantly all 
through the campaign, being in many daring raids and skir- 
mishes. He was with Dearing’s splendid regiment when 
they made the daring raid capturing 2,485 head of fat beef 


’ 


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HON. W. F. PARKER. 


cattle from Grant’s supply near City Point, and was a par- 
ticipant in many desperate and exciting hand-to-hand skir- 
mishes which he remembers vividly to the present day. 

Since the close of the war Mr. Parker has been engaged in 
the manufacturing business and in farming, being today one 
of the most progressive farmers in the State.. He was for 
many years Treasurer of his county, and has always taken 
an active interest in the political situations of the State, be- 
ing at all times an able and influential Democrat, ready and 
willing to spend his time and money for the interests of the 
party. He has been chairman of the Board of County Com- 
missioners of his county, and so well has he executed the 
duties of the offices of the people of Halifax county that he 
has won for himself the love and respect of many friends 
and the confidence of the party leaders of the county. 

Appreciating this gallant statesman’s ability and knowing 
that he would represent the people of Halifax in a masterly 
manner, he was honored with the nomination for the lower 
house of the State Legislature and made a strong and vigor- 
ous campaign and was elected easily. 

During his term as a member of the Legislature he has by 
his able manner and advanced ideas of good legislation made 
one of the most representative and conservative members 
of the House and won the high regard of his associates and 
constituents. He is a member of important committees 
and has aided in the advancement of good legislation by 
lending his counsel and advice at committee meetings. 
Such measures as pensions for old soldiers and others de- 
serving have received his hearty support, for having been 
one of the boys in grey he knows what is due them. 


49 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Judge A. W. Graham. 


With a mind trained to grasp the good and bad points of 
legislation and a broad comprehension of all classes of legis- 
lation. Judge Augustus W. Graham is justly termed one of 
the most able men in the Legislature of 1901. His has been 
a life marked by characteristics of firmness and determina- 
tion, and these elements have controlled his actions in the 
various positions of honor he has been called upon to fill. 

He was born in Hillsboro on the 8th of June, 1849. His 
preliminary education was of the best, and in 1868 he was 
graduated from the University of North Carolina. After 


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JUDGE AUGUSTUS W. GRAHAM. 


studying law under his father at Hillsboro he was admitted 
to the bar, in 1872. As a lawyer, he has been extremely suc- 
cessful, having built up a fine practice from the very start, 
a fact not to be wondered atin view of his great power of 
intellect and character. | 

In polities he has always been a consistent Democrat, ever 
ready to serve his party, but not always willing to accept 
office, preferring to devote his time to his large law practice. 
For some years he was chairman of the Democratic Commit- 
tee of Orange county. In 1888 he moved to Oxford and went 
into partnership with the Hon. R. W. Winston. In 1895 he 
was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of the Fifth Dis- 
trict, which office he held for two years and declined to stand 
for renomination. 

Under President Cleveland’s first administration Judge 
Graham was offered the position of chief of one of the im- 
portant bureaus of the Treasury Department, but declined 
to give up his interests in North Carolina. 

Judge Graham has given a great deal of attention to min- 
ing matters and through his instrumentality a great deal of 
Northern capital has been invested in North Carolina, In 
the important campaign of 1898 he was unanimously nomi- 
nated for the State Senate, but declined, although he took a 
prominent part in that campaign. Last year he was elected 
to the Legislature, and during the session just completed 
was one of the most prominent members. As a member of 
most of the leading committees, some of the most important 
bills came before his consideration, and his judgment was 
always sought by his fellow associates. He was a member 
of the committee of management of the impeachment ap- 
pointed by the House. Accomplished, of a genial disposition 
and pleasant address, he has many friends and admirers. 


Hon. Robert N. Page. 


Quiet and unassuming, a hard worker and a conscientious 
statesman, is Hon. Robert N. Page, who represents the 
county of Montgomery in the House of Representatives. He 
has no superior in the House when it comes to moral worth. 
His is one of those free natures which attract and hold the 
good will of all with whom he comes in contact. Honesty 
beams forth from every feature of his expressive counte= 
nance, as determination shines from his keen eyes. A long 
business and financial career pre-eminently qualifies him for 
the position he now holds, and to just such men North Caro- 
lina owes her present impetus and progress. 

Mr. Page was born in the county of Wake, at Cary, forty- 
one years ago. He was educated at the Cary High School 
and at the Bingham School at Mebane, N. C. Later he moved 
to Aberdeen and was for five years Mayor of that progressive 
little city. He was one of the organizers of the Aberdeen 
and Asheboro Railroad Company in 1890, and has been its 
treasurer since that time; and through his influence the 
country through which this road passes has’ been materially 
improved and the land increased in value. Mr. Page has 
never sought political honors, and thisis ‘‘his first attempt,” 
yet he has made sucha splendid record that his constitu- 
ents will keep him in the front ranks in future. 

It isa well-known fact that the campaign in Montgomer 
county prior to the August election was a very warm one. 
The Republicans first nominated to the Legislature a Repub- 
lican who was in the revenue service. He was after a few 
weeks withdrawn, and an anti-amendment Democrat put up. 
After one week’s canvass with Mr. Page he retired from the 
field entirely. Then a Populist was entered in the race, and 
Mr. Page let him have a few rounds. When the election 


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HON. ROBERT N. PAGE. 


came off the Democratic candidate, Hon. Robert N. Page, 
was declared elected to the House of Representatives by a 
majority of 565 votes. And he had the honor of leading his 
ticket by having a greater majority than any Democrat has 
ever received forany position within the gift of the county. 

While Mr. Page has always labored in the interests of the 


Democratic party, he has never sought political preferment, 
but has attended strictly to his business interests, he being 
largely interested in railroading and manufacturing. Asa 
legislator he took a deep interest in all measures conducive 


“ the public good. His people have cause to feel proud of 
Nim. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 43 


Capt. E. R. MacKethan. 


The name ‘‘MacKethan, of Cumberland’’ seems to be just 
as it should be, a Scotchman from an old Scotch county, and 
one with convictions and a determination to express them 
and stand by them. When we look back and see that two 
of the first three representatives from Cumberland were 
‘Maes,’ and Jearn that they were kinsmen of the subject of 
this sketch, it seems but proper that the old county should 
be represented as she is. 

Edwin Robeson MacKethan was born at the old ‘‘Cool 
Spring Place,’ where he now resides, in Fayetteville, on 


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CAPTAIN E R. MACKETHAN. 


September 7, 1869; entered Davidson College in 1886, later 
changing to the University, where, after a delay of a year 
teaching school, he graduated, in 1891, with the degree of 
A.B., later returning and taking up the law course and 
graduating in 1892 with the degree of B. L. Was licensed to 
practice at the fall term, 1892, of the Supreme Court, and 
has been engaged in the active practice ever since, save for 
time spent in the service in the Spanish-American war, when 
failing to get accepted a company of his own, he volunteered 
in the ranks, the first man in his company under the first 
call. On muster out he returned to Fayetteville where he 
soon regained his health that had been impaired by fever. 
Later he was elected a captain in the Fayetteville Independ- 
ent Light Infantry, also commandant with the rank of cap- 
tain in the Sons of Confederate Veterans, besides being called 
to hold a number of other positions of honor. 

On the opening of the campaign of 1900, he was elected 
President of the White Supremacy Club in Fayetteville, 
later receiving in the County Convention the nomination for 
the House of Representatives. The joint canvass of the 
county was a hot and vigorous cne, resulting in an over- 
whelming victory for Democracy and the Amendment, Cap- 
tain MacKethan leading the legislative ticket with possibly 
the largest vote ever recorded in the county. 

As a member of the House he is well-known to all, few if 
any having made more friends in the Legislature or the city 
than he has. ; 

As the only veteran of the late war in the General Assem- 
bly he was selected as chairman of the House Committee on 
Military Affairs. He is also a member of the Judiciary 
Committee, Committee on Railroads and Railroad Commis- 
sion, and several others. 


Hon. F. R. Hall. 


A distinguished young member of the House of Represen- 
tatives is the Hon. F. R. Hall of the county of Cumberland. 
While it is the first term of this able young politician in the 
Legislature, he has by his able and efficient work made for 
himself a record that wins the approbation of his friends and 
constituents. 

Mr. Hall was born in the county of Cumberland thirty 
years ago, and he has spent his young boyhood days there 
among those who know and love him. He is the son of Mr. 
H. L. Hall, who was Register of Deeds of the county of Cum- 
berland for six and a half years, and during the last four 
years of his father’s incumbency he was his chief deputy. 
This position Mr. Hall filled with credit to the office, his 
father and himself; in fact, so well did he fill this position 
and look after the interests of the people of Cumberland 
county, that he was selected as the party nominee for the 
Legislature during the recent campaign, and he accepted 
the honor, took the stump and in a brilliant manner carried 
the banner of Democracy and White Supremacy to victory 
with a majority of 1,428 votes. Mr. Hall was beaten three 
votes by his colleague, Mr. E. R. MacKethan, and the result 
will forever be historical to the political leaders of Cumber- 
land county, as it demonstrated that the people of that 
county will give the best of support to good, reliable Demo- 
cratic candidates. 

Mr. Hall has for a number of years been engaged in the 
insurance business, and is very popular and successful in 
this line, in which he has made many warm personal friends. 

As a legislator and law maker, Mr. Hall has at all times 
been working for the best interests of his constituents and 
the State of North Carolina, and his able work before the 
committees and on the floor of the House of Representatives 


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HON. F. R. HALL. 


has demonstrated for the young gentleman a brilliant future 
in the political arena. He is a member of the following im- 
portant committees: Propositions and Grievances, Justices 
of the Peace, Public Roads and Turnpikes, Banks aud Cur- 
rency, and Agriculture. 

Mr. Hall has by his pleasant and agreeable manner won 
the friendship and good will of his associates and made a 
record that the county of Cumberland may well feel proud 
of, and he has a future in the political field that is indeed 
bright for a young man. 


44 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. A. J. Little. 


When the people of the county of Richmond elected that 
able and progressive farmer, the Hon. A. J. Little, to repre- 
sent them in the lower house of the General Assembly, their 
choice was a Wise one and fell upon a man who is faithful to 
their interests, a gentleman who will carry out every prom- 
ise and pledge made to them. Since taking his seat on the 
floor of the House, Mr. Little has demonstrated his ability 
as a statesman, and by his eloquent arguments carried vic- 
tory with him and won for himself a name that will return 
him to the Legislature should he desire tocome. He is a 


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HON. A. J. LITTLE, 


man who very seldom lets anything that will aid his con- 
stituents pass by, and is always ready to champion a cause 
that advances better laws for the people. 

Mr. Little was born in Richmond county, Dee. 28, 1861, 
and he has spent his boyhood days there growing up with 
the people who have so highly honored him, winning their 
confidence as he grew older. He was educated at the neigh- 
borhood schools of Richmond county, and has for a number 
of years been one of the most progressive farmers of the 
county. He was a Justice of the Peace and County Commis- 
sioner for a number of years, and when the County Conven- 
tion was called for the purpose of electing a man to the Leg- 
islature, the choice of the Democrats fell upon Mr. Little, 
and he bravely sought the field in the cause of white suprem- 
acy, making an able campaign and winning votes for himself 
and his party. He was returned by the handsome majority 
of one thousand votes. An effort was made to organize the 
opposition against him, but he was such a popular man that 
they took no heart in the effort at all, and his election re- 
ceived almost the unanimous approval of the entire people 
of the county. 

As a member of the committees on Finance, Agriculture 
and Insurance, Representative Little has closely watched 
the interests of every bill that has come up before the com- 
mittees, lending his approval to those that were in his opin- 
ion good legislation and promptly disapproving those that 
were not. 

Representative Little has by his courtesy of manner and 
willingness to befriend others made many friends in the 


Capital City and a record for his constituents, the county of” 


Richmond and himself that is indeed a credit to the Demo- 
cratic party. 


Hon. Charles Ross. 


The youngest member of the lower house of the State Leg- 
islature is the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, the 
Hon. Charles Ross, of the county of Randolph. Mr. Ross is 
only twenty-two years of age. He was born at Level Cross, 
in Randolph county, and was edueated at the public schools 
of the county. He lived on a farm until he was sixteen 
years of age, when his father was elected Sheriff of Ran- 
dolph county and he moved with the family to Ashboro, the 
county seat. : 

Mr. Ross has for some time been engaged in the lumber 
business with the Ashboro Lumber and Manufacturing Co., 
and is an experienced lumber man. 

He has since he moved to Ashboro been a powerful worker 
in Sunday-school interests, and he has spent much of his 
spare time in the interests of church work. He is a leader 
in the Sunday-szhool work of his native county, and has for 
several years been president of the Sunday School Associa- 
tion of Randolph county. He has for a number of years 
taken an active interest in political questions and has made 
a study of political happenings; and when the discussions 
came up during the recent campaign, his advice was sought 
and freely given. 

Mr. Ross is very popular in the county he lives in and was 
honored with the nomination for the State Legislature dur- 
ing the campaign of 1900, which he accepted, and made a 
hard canvass all over the county. He was elected by a ma- 
jority of 216 votes, this being the largest vote given to any 
candidate on either ticket. This was very gratifying to Mr. 
Ross and shows that he has the confidence and love of his 
constituents. 

He has made a good member of the Legislature, and as a 
member of the following committees, to-wit, Finance, Edu- 
cation and Insane Asylums, he has made a good and efficient 


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IION. CHARLES ROSS. 


worker for representative legislation and has been a prompt 
attendant at committee meetings. 

He has a bright future before him for a young man, both 
in the fields of the church and politics. Such young men 
are bound to receive their reward. 

Personally, Mr. Ross is an able conversationalist and a 
gentleman with whom it isa pleasure to come in contact. 
He has made many warm friends at the capital and won the 
respect of his constituency. It is with pleasure that we con- 
gratulate Randolph upon being so ably represented. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 45 


Hon. R. Lee Wright. 


It always affords me much pleasure to chronicle the suc- 
cess and advancement of young men, those who climb the 
ladder of success by their own efforts to position of trust, 
honor and responsibility, especially so in the case of this 
distinguished young statesman from Rowan, the Hon. R. lee 
Wright. This gentleman started in life with nothing but a 
good name and plenty of knowledge and ability, and today 
he has won his way to the confidence and respect of his party 
and is one of the honored members of the North Carolina 


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HON. R. LEE WRIGHT. 


Legislature. In the campaign of 1900 Mr. Wright made a 
brilliant and thorough campaign and led his party to victory, 
he receiving 1900 votes, which was the largest ever given to 
a representative from Rowan county. This isa brilliant rec- 
ord for the able statesman and presents to him a bright 
future in the political field should his ambitions lie in that 
channel. 

Mr. Wright was born in Wilkes county thirty-three years 
ago and spent his youthful days tn that beautiful mountain 
country. At anearly age he began the reading of law under 
private instructors, and the age of twenty-one years was 
admitted tothe bar. He then moved to Salisbury and opened 
his law office, and today he is one of the leading citizens of 

_ that city,and has been honored with many positions of trust 
and responsibility—being a member of the Board Aldermen 
for a number of years, Mayor pro tem., and City Attorney. 
He has a large and lucrative practice and is one of the most 
prominent legal advisers in the city; aside from this he has 
an independent income, being a director of the Salisbury 
Savings Bank and owning other valuable properties. His 
practice is confined to corporation and railroad cases. 

Mr. Wright has placed himself upon record in the House 
as being a strong advocate of better educational facilities 
for the children of the State, and is a believer in compulsory 
attendance of school children at their schools; is an earnest 
worker in acts for the regulation of labor in textile facto- 
ries, having introduced important bills to that effect. He 
has been an active politician for many years, and has by his 
honest and upright methods won for himself the high regard 
and love of his people, and he represents the county of Rowan 
in the legislative halls in a brilliant and aggressive manner, 
at all times working for advanced legislation. 


Hon. J. F. Spainhour. 


This gentleman, although now serving his first term in the 
Legislature, has taken a prominent part in the proceedings 
of the Lower House during the session just closed. His voice 
was heard on the most prominent questions, and he was one 
of the leaders in the important discussions that character- 
ized the busy session of 1901. 

Mr. Spainhour is a native of Burke county, which he rep- 
resents. He was born in 1856, and is therefore in the prime 
of life and possessed of the vigor of youth. His education 
was received at Wake Forest College. Mr. Spainhour was 
a good student and took high rank in his classes-at College. 
He afterwards took up the study of law and for a number of 
years has practiced with great success at Morganton. As a 
lawyer, Mr. Spainhour ranks very high and has been connec- 
ted with many important cases and much litigation that 
needed the attention of a man possessed of keen legal acu- 
men and a mind trained to observe carefnlly and to think 
for itself. His record is afine one, and he is highly regarded 
by the people of his section. He wasa member of the famous 
Board of Managers in the impeachment trial of Justices 
Furches and Douglas. 

Mr. Spainhour was Solicitor of the Tenth Judicial District 
for four years and was very successful in the prosecution of 
many criminal cases. In 1898 he was a candidate for re-elec- 
tion and was defeated by only nine votes. 

Mr. Spainhour’s ability was recognized by the people of 
Burke county, and last year they offered him the nomination 
for the General Assembly in return for his many services: to 


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HON. J. F. SPAINHOUR. 


the Democratic party. Mr. Spainhour considered it his duty 
to accept and did so, although he sacrificed his own personal 
interests in so doing. He was elected by a majority of 400, 
the largest ever given to a Democratic candidate in Burke 
county since the war, so popular was Mr. Spainhour with 
the people of his own section of the country. In addition to 
this, Burke county was the only county in that part of the 
State that increased its Democratic majority. 

Mr. Spainhour’s career in the Legislature this year needs 
no commendation from our pen. True and tried, he has 
redeemed every pledge made in thecampaign. In the hands 
of such men as Mr. Spainhour, the present and future well 
being of the State is guaranteed. 


46 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. Wescott Roberson. 


This able young statesman, who is noted as one of the 
strongest young politicians of the State of North Carolina, 
has by his courtesy and dignified way of executing legisla- 
tive matters that were of interest to his constituents and his 
State, made for himself a reputation that predicts a bright 
future. He had the honor of receiving the nomination from 
the people of Guilford county to the lower house of the Gen- 
eral Assembly, after a residence of only eighteen months in 
that county, which was by acclamation, Mr. Roberson not be- 


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HON. WESCOTT ROBERSON, 


ing present at the convention. Heaccepted the honor and 
made a brilliant and vigorous campaign, participating in 
twenty-one days of joint canvass, discussing dispensary ques- 
tions, etc., that were interesting to his hearers, and at the 
same time familiarizing himself with the wishes of his con- 
stituents by personal talks, ete. He was elected by a ma- 
jority of 831 votes, and since taking the oath as a member 
of this Legislature, he has faithfully looked after the best 
interests of his people and the State of North Carolina both 
in committee rooms and on the floor of the House—never 
hesitating to lend his voice and influence in aid of matters 
that were of importance and necessary legislation. He was 
a member of the committee on the Judiciary, Corporations, 
Insane Asylums, Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institutions, Courts 
and Judicial Districts, Senatorial Districts, and was Chair- 
man of the Committee on the Appointment of Trustees for 
the University of North Carolina. 

Mr. Roberson has the distinction of being the handsomest 
man of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, 
as well as being a member who by his able and efficient work 
has added largely to his reputation as a lawyer of worth and 
ability. 

Mr. Roberson was born at Chapel Hill, N. C., twenty-five 
years ago. He was educated at the University of “orth Car- 
olina, graduating with honors in 1896. After graduating he 
read law under Judge Shepherd and Dr. John Manning, and 
was admitted to the bar in September, 1898. Shortly there- 
after he formed a partnership with Mr. Barringer and estab- 
lished the firm of Barringer & Roberson with offices at Greens- 
boro and High Point. This firm has an extensive practice in 
the counties of Davidson, Guilford and at High Point Mr. 
Roberson has taken high rank as a practitioner at the Bar, 
and looks well to the interests of his clients, and also in his 
public capacity to the promotion of the public good. 


Hon. Clyde R. Hoey. 


Nothing affords the writer more pleasure than to notice 
the success of honest, persevering effort, directed by intelli- 
gence and persistency which knows no such word as “‘ fail.” 
And illustrative of the old adage that ‘‘where there is a will 
there is a way,” that ‘‘nothing succeeds like success,” it is 
only necessary to suggest the name of the Hon. Clyde R, 
Hoey, one of the brightest young statesmen and newspaper 
men in the State of North Carolina, and a member of the 
House of Representatives of the General Assembly. 

Mr. Hoey was born in the county of Cleveland, December 
11, 1877. He was educated at the local schools of the county 
and at Bell’s Military Institute. After finishing school he 
entered a newspaper office and began setting type. When 
he was sixteen years old he purchased the remains of an old 
newspaper office, changed the name to ‘‘The Cleveland Star,”’ 
and today he has one of the brightest weekly papers in the 
State, which is not only a financial success, but the leading 
political publication in that section of the State. Its edito- 
rials are read with interest by the patrons of the paper and 
copied extensively by the press of the State, as well as com- 
mented upon for their brightness and originality. 

Mr. Hoey is a writer of rare ability and his prominent po- 
litical position is one very rarely held by one so young in 
years. It simply demonstrates that ability will advance. 

In 1898, just before the great ‘‘white supremacy”’ victory, 
Mr. Hoey, though not then 21 years of age, was honored with 
the nomination for the Legislature. He made a splendid 
canvass and was declared elected one month before he be- 
came of age. He served with much honor and credit to his 
constituents during that Legislature and was returned in 


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HON. CLYDE R. HOEY. 


1900, with a handsome majority. Shortly after the Legisla- 
ture of 1899 he was granted license to practice law. During 
the recent campaign he made a tour of his section of the 
State, speaking not only in his own county, but in others, 
making no less than fifty speeches. He is a member of the 
Democratic State Executive Committee. 

Mr. Hoey’s career as a public man has been one of pecu- 
liar brightness. While not a politician in the sense of office- 
seeking, he has always warmly supported his party’s inter- 
ests, both in the columns of his paper and personally. Dur- 
ing the Legislature he took an active part in all matters of 
consequence both upon the floor and in committee. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 47 


Hon. W. T. Bradsher. 


The subject of this sketch was born in Person county 
twenty-eight years ago. He received his education at the 
University of North Carolina, after which he read law with 
such able men as Judge Avery, of Morganton. He was ad- 
mitted to the bar in September, 1896, and since that time 
has been an active worker in politics. 
sought a public office, yet during the campaigns he has made 
speeches and strongly supported the Democratic nominees. 
Shortly before the convention of 1900 his friends asked him 


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HON. WILLIAM T. BRADSHER. 


‘if he would accept the nomination for the lower House of the 
General Assembly, and when the convention met he was 
nominated over some of the county’s leading public men, 
and he entered the race with an earnestness that won votes. 
After a vigorous and warmly contested campaign he was 
elected by a majority of 545 votes, this being the largest vote 
ever polled by a Democratic candidate for the Legislature in 
Person county. Since taking his seat as a member of the 
House of Representatives Mr. Bradsher has been faithful to 
the best interests of his county and the State. He was in- 
strumental in having passed for his county a splendid road 
law. And he has taken an active part in the Asylums, being 
a member of the sub-committee appointed to care for the 
Criminal Insane, and this committee took the matter up 
and made proper provisions for these poor unfortunates by 
providing that they be taken from the penitentiary and cared 
for at the various institutions. Heis also the author of a 
bill to make railroads make a flat rate of three cents in this 
State, and other important measures. As a member ofcom- 
mittees he has done important work and received recognition 
for his bills. 
_ Mr. Bradsher is a member of the law firm of Winstead & 
Bradsher, at Roxboro, and they enjoy a large and profitable 
clientage. Asa lawyer he has few superiors. He is a hard 
and faithful worker in the interests of his clients, carefully 
prepares his cases and with keen interrogatory becomes an 
opponent worthy the steel of any lawyer practicing at the 
North Carolina bar. Asa speaker he is clear, concise and 
elegant in language, using little or no unnecessary verbiage. 
Mr. Bradsher is of a pleasant, agreeable disposition, possess- 
ing a charming nature that causes him to be admired and 
much sought after. 


He has never before - 


Hon. D. L. Carlton. 


The Legislature of 1901 is noted for the number of very 
young men who have been members and who have taken 
active part in the many important proceedings that have 
marked that session as one of the most important in the his- 
tory of North Carolina. The Hon. D. L. Carlton, who has 
the honor of representing Duplin county, is only 27 years of 
age, yet, for a young man, he has a bright record and a bril- 
liant future. He received his education at Wake Forest Col- 
lege. He afterwards studied law and was admitted to the 
bar in September, 1899. He has established a good practice 
by hard work and close attention to his profession, and is 
very popular with the people of his county and section. In 
February, 1900, he was elected to fill an unexpired term as 
Chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee, 
and was a hard worker in the interests of the Democratic 
party. In May of the same year, he waschosen to fill the 
position for two years. Having become one of the party 
leaders in his section, he was offered the nomination for the 
Legislature, and after a vigorous campaign in which Mr. Carl- 
ton did much to bring about the victory of the Democratic 
party, he was elected by a majority of about 900. 

Mr. Carlton introduced many important local bills. 
Among many others he introduced and fought for the bill 
establishing general prohibition in Duplin county. In his 
fight for this bill he showed much ability as a speaker and 
paliamentarian and won much respect and admiration from 
the older members. He was a member of some of the most 
important committees and accomplished much in this line of 
work as well as on the floor. 

When the people of Duplin county elected Mr. Carlton, 
their choice fell upon a young man wise beyond his years, 


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HON. D. L. CARLTON. 


and an able young Democrat, who has represented them 
with credit and honor. He has, by intelligent forethought 
and courtesy, made many friends among the statesinen of 
North Carolina. He has won the high regard of all with 
whom he has come in contact. He has a clear way of ex- 
pressing his ideas, which lends force and effect. His record 
bespeaks for him the continued respect and confidence of the 
people of Duplin. Inconcelusion it may be said that Mr. Carl- 
ton is a young man who has brilliant prospects, and who will 
at each opportunity add to his splendid record. 


48 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Judge H. G. Connor. 


The world is full of followers, men who-are willing to have 
their thinking done for them, but it has comparatively few 
leaders, A leader isa man who does not fear to be himself, 
who believes in himself, who lives his own creed ; a man who 
cannot be turned hither and thither by every new argument 
presented, but who knows his goal and goes straight toward 
it. A successful man is one who follows the leadings of his 
own nature. Such a man is the Hon. H. G. Connor. He 
was born in Wilmington, N. C., about forty-eight years ago, 
and received his education at the public schools of that city. 
When very young he 
commenced the 
study of law, in which 
profession he has 
been eminently suc- 
cessful. He is one of 
the representative 
lawyers of North 
Carolina, and enjoys 
a large practice 
throughoutthe State. 
He has long been re- 
cognized as one of the 
leading exponents of 
the doctrines and 
principles of the 
Democratic party in 
North Carolina. He 
was in the Senate in 
1885 and was one of 
the ablest men in that 
body—a session that 
was remarkable for 
the number of able 
men that it con- 
tained. 

In 1886 Judge Con- 
nor was appointed by 
Gov. Seales Judge of 
the Superior Court of 
one of the newly ecre- 
ated districts and re- 
mained upon the 
bench until 793, when 
he resigned to return 
to the practice of his 
profession and to at- 
tend to the many in- 
terests that were 
making calls upon 
him. He was a model 
Judge, learned in the 
law, just in his rulings, meting out justice with merey. He 
won the confidence of the bar and the people wherever he 
held court, and his retirement was universally regretted. 

At the beginning of the campaign of 1898 Judge Connor 
was chosen by the people of Wilson county to represent them 
in the lower house of the State Legislature. He carried the 
district by a handsome majority, although two years pre- 
vious the Fusionists won by nearly 1,000 majority. When 
the Democrats met in caucus to nominate a Speaker, the 
eyes of the party leaders turned to him as a suitable candi- 
date. He was elevated to the high office and filled it with 
conspicuous ability. He did not content himself with only 
rendering the service usually assigned to the Speaker, but 
took a leading part in all constructive legislation that was 
necessary to put the State in safe hands. He shared fully 


with the other leaders in the preparation of party measures, 


and in the caucus took a prominent part in the discussions 
that were in fact more vital than the debates in open sessior, 
In the session of 1901 Judge Connor was a leading member 
and was on some of the leading committees. He advocated 
many of the bills that successfully passed, and his voice was 
always heard on the right side. He is one of the most pop- 
ular members of the House of Representatives and is a typi- 
cal Southern gentleman of the old school. Courteous, dig- 
nified and graceful, with a strong, handsome face and im- 
posing bearing, when he gets up to speak he is always lis- 
tened to with the most marked attention, and his words 
never fail to carry weight with them. He speaks from the 
heart and the sincere 
man must always 
make his mark. 

As a lawyer, Judge 
Connor has met with 
great success and has 
been a prominent fig- 
ure in many impor- 
tant cases. He hasa 
large practice and 
holds with an iron- 
like grip the perfect 
esteem of his many 
friends. Asaspeaker 
and campaigner he 
has few equals, and 
he has always been 
able tostir the hearts 
and minds of the peo- 
ple. He is possessed 
of that easy manner 
characteristic of 
those men at home 
under all circumstan- 
ces, and his genial and 
entertaining person- 
ality is in keeping 
with his fine reputa- 
tion as a lawyer and 

' statesman, and we 
but reflect public sen- 
timent when we 
adorn these pages 
with his name as that 
of one of the leading 
men of the State and 
one who is destined 
to gain National 
prominence. 

Patriotic and full 
of love for North Car- 
olina, which he has 

shown in every act of his life, Judge Connor is in sympathy 

with every effort made for her advancement and for amelio- 
rating the condition of the people of the land, and it will be 
his greatest pleasure to lighten their burdens, to promote 
their welfare and to advance their interests. He will bring 
into requisition all the resources of his practical statesman- 
ship and he will wisely plan to promote those purposes which 
tend to the uplifting of the people, to strengthening the foun- 
dations of their prosperity and material welfare, to develop 
the resources of this State and all others of our great nation. 

In conelusion, it may be said that he is one of the most 
highly gifted men of the State. Heisaclear-headed thinker 

and an interesting and convincing orator, a fine advocate, a 

man of broad and comprehensive mind, decided and strong 
in his conviction and practical in all things. 


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JUDGE H. G. CONNOR. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 49 


Hon. Alston D. Watts. 


Responsibility is always commensurate with power and 
influence, and since the influence of the legislator is so great, 
his responsibility is equally so. No member of the Demo- 
eratic Legislature of 1901, which will go down to posterity as 
one of the most memorable in the history of the State, more 
fully appreciated this fact than the subject of this sketch, 
the Hon. Alston D. Watts. The guiding principles of his 
life, perseverance and self-reliance, he brought to the Legis- 
lature, and his actions there were characterized by these 
same manly, patriotic and unswerving principles of right 
that have long made his name synonomous with integrity 
and devotion to duty. Itis said that the flower when pressed 


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HON. ALSTON D. WATTS. 


gives its sweetest odors, so ofttimes obstacles to be sur- 
mounted calls forth those mighty dormant levers of the 
mind which by their magic power are destined to move the 
thinking world. As the editor of the Statesville Mascot, Mr. 
Watts has been a strong and forcible writer upon Demo- 
cratic principles, and his influence is far reaching in his 
county. 

Mr. Watts is perhaps one of the best known Democrats, 
from a National standpoint, in the State of North Carolina, 
on account of his prominence at National Democratic Con- 
ventions, and he has held many positions of trust, responsi- 
bility and honor in and out of the State. He was Deputy 
Register of Deeds and Deputy County Clerk of Iredell 
county, and at one time an employee of. the National House 
of Representatives at Washington, D.C. He has been a del- 
egate toeyvery State, District and County Convention (with 
one exception) ever held in the State since he was twenty- 
one years of age, which is an honor which few have enjoyed. 
He was Secretary of the County Democratic Committee dur- 


ing the campaigns of 1888, 790, ’96 and ’98, and is now amem- 
ber of that Committee, and through his able efforts and bril- 
liant articles much good resulted ; in fact, he has been cred- 
ited with being the leading spirit in the defeat of fusion rule 
in Iredell county in 1896 and since. During that famous cam- 
paign he was a member of the State Democratic Executive 
Committee, and did splendid work. He has been a member 
of the Congressionaland Judicial Committees of his district ; 
an alternate to the National Convention in 1892, a delegate 
to the National Democratic Convention at Kansas City, Mo., 
in July, 1900, ete. He led the Iredell Democrats to victory 
in the last campaign, and did efficient work in the Legislative 
body just closed. 


A distinguished member of the House is Hon. B. B. Nich- 
olson, the popular Representative from Beaufort county, 
He represents one of the best counties in the State and one 
that has sent some very distinguished men to the General 
Assembly. Hewas born in Warren county, and at an early 
age moved to Washington, Beaufort county. He has a splen- 
did education, having graduated with high honors at Trinity 
College. His legal education was received at the University 
of Virginia, which has turned out some of the greatest law- 
yers of the country. 

For some time he taught law at Trinity College and was 
highly esteemed by the faculty as well as by students. He 


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HON. B. B. NICHOLSON. 


is now a member of the Board of Trustees of Trinity College. 

In 1898, when the Democratic party was looking around 
for a man to represeut the county in the General Assembly, 
the choice fell upon Mr, Nicholson. The county had, for sev- 
eral terms, been represented by Fusionists, and it was neces- 
sary to put up a strong man to oppose them. No better man 
could have been selected than the subject of our sketch. A 
brilliant lawyer, a fluent speaker, and popular with every 
one, he was just the man to command votes. He conducted 
a brilliant campaign, and after a hard fight came out victo- 
rious by a majority of 400 votes. 

In the session of 1899 Mr. Nicholson’s record was so good 
that he was chosen to again represent his county in the pres- 
ent Legislature of 1901. In both sessions, he has been a hard 
worker, both on the floor and in committee work. Oyster 
legislation claimed much of his attention, and he is given 
chief credit for drafting and passing what has been called the 
best oyster legislation that has yet been placed on the stat- 
ute books, 

Mr. Nicholson is thoroughly acquainted with the needs of 
his county, and has always been found advocating the best 
interests of the State and her people. Plain and outspoken 
in his views, he has made many friends. He was one of the 
committee of management in the famous impeachment pro- 
ceedings appvinted by the House. 

As a lawyer, Mr. Nicholson ranks very high and has been 
connected with many important cases. He isa clear thinker 
and an eloquent speaker. In his relation to his fellow mem- 
bers he was popular and received their fullest confidence. 


50 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. F. R. Harris. 


There are few young lawyers in the State who have a 
brighter future in the legal or public field than has the dis- 
tinguished young statesman whose picture is here presented. 
His work asa member of the State Legislature clearly de- 
monstrated his ability as a statesman, and his knowledge of 
legal lore presents brilliant possibilities. 

Hon. Frank R. Harris was born in the county of North- 
ampton thirty years ago. He received his early education 
at the public schools of that county, after which he finished 
at Wake Forest College and at the University of North Car- 


[Photo by Watson, ] 
HON, F, R. HARRIS. 


olina, shortly after being admitted to practice law. His 
popularity at his home, Jackson, N. C., has frequently been 
demonstrated by his election to positions of trust and honor. 
He was Mayor of that bright and prosperous little city for 
five years, and resigned to accept the nomination for the 
Legislature. After a vigorous, interesting and brilliant 
campaign, he was elected by the magnificent majority of 
two thousand and twelve votes, the largest majority ever 
given a candidate in the county of Northampton. 

As a member of the Legislature his work won him addi- 
tional honors. He introduced a dispensary movement for 
the city of Jackson by which the school term was increased 
from three months with one teacher to nine months with 
three teachers. This bill he handled in a manner that won 
friends and credit and added to the splendid educational 
movement now advancing the best interests of the great 
State of North Carolina. 

Representative Harris is a young man who by his close 
attention to the details of legislative work made a most 
pleasant record for his county and established himself firmly 
in the hearts of his colleagues and constituents. He seems 
to have a natural tendency for legislative work, and his 
ability and knowledge of law makes him a valuable member 
of the General Assembly of North Carolina. 

Mr. Harris is a gentleman of pleasant and entertaining 
address, an interesting conversationalist, who has a bright 
future ahead of him. He made many personal friends among 
his associates in the capital city, and the memory of the 
pleasant days of association will forever be remembered by 
them and by Mr. Harris. Such courteous, affable young 


men we are proud to see representing the grand old State of 
North Carolina. . 


Hon. A. A. F. Seawell. 


This able young lawyer and statesman was born near Jones- 
boro, N. C., in Moore county, thirty-six years ago. He was 
educated at Chapel Hill at the University of North Carolina, 
graduating in the class of 1889 with honors. He then read 
law with the law class of 1892, and was admitted to the Bar 
in September of the same year, shortly after which he be- 
gan the practice of law at Jonesboro, forming a partnership 
with Mr. Melver, under the firm name of Seawell & Melver, 
and practicing in the State and Federal courts. © 

Mr. Seawell has always been a Democrat, but never before 
sought political preferment or position. His ability being 
recognized by his people and his loyalty having been tested, 
he was chosen by the county convention of Moore to repre- 
sent that county in the Legislature of 1901, and was nomi- 
nated by acclamation. Accepting the nomination, he took 
the stump and opened the campaign with ringing speeches 
in behalf of the Constitutional Amendment. And it was a 
well-known fact that he would have a strong opposition 
among the white Republicans of his county, yet undaunted 
he hurled defiance in their teeth ané continued his cam- 
paign. After many weeks of hard fighting he was declared 
elected by a majority of sixty-five votes. And it wasa fight 
that would have taxed the powers of an much older cam- 
paigner, yet grit and determination, as usual, won the 
battle. 

As a member of the Legislature, Representative Seawell 
has kept up his splendid reputation, and his ringing speeches 
on the floor of the House have been, as always, on the side 
of right and justice. 

His ability was so clearly demonstrated in the House of 
Representatives that he was chosen as a member of the im- 
peachment committee in conducting the proceedings against 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
HON. A. A. F. SEAWELL. 


the Chief Justices of the State. Asa member of the com- 
mittees on Judiciary, Appropriations, Corporations and Uni- 
versities, he has on all occasions been present at meetings 
and has done splendid work. 

Mr. Seawell’s speech on the-Constitutional Amendment 
was a masterly effort and won the attention of his hearers 
by its effectiveness and clearness. This able lawyer has a 
bright future in the legal and political fields, and much 
honor presents itself to him should he be desirous of politi- 
eal preferment. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 51 


Hon. W. J. Nichols. 


One of the most able young members of the House of 
Representatives is the ‘“‘gentleman from Pitt,’ Mr. W. J. 
Nichols, who is one of the representative young statesmen 
of the twentieth century. Mr. Nichols is only twenty-six 
years of age, yet he has twice represented his county in the 
halls of the State Legislature, each time being elected by a 
handsome majority. Mr. Nichols is a great believer in edu- 
cation and he introduced a bill to the effect that the taxes 


HON. W. J. 


NICHOLS. 


of the State shall be divided in a manner that provides that 
the white children of the State shall get the benefit of the 
taxes paid by the white race, and the colored children the 


benefit of that paid by the colored race, which bill he has 
handled in an able manner. 

Mr. Nichols was born at Greenville, N. C., and he has 
spent his youthful days there where he is a popular favorite 
with all who know him. He was educated at the University 
of North Carolina, where he achieved a brilliant reputation 
as an able scholar. Just after leaving college two years ago 
he entered the political arena and received the nomination 
for the Legislature and was elected by a handsome majority, 
winning a victory for white supremacy that won for him 
renown all over the State. In 1900 he was again honored 
with the nomination for the Legislature by his party, and 
after a brilliant campaign was re-elected in a gratifying 
manner. And today this young gentleman has by his able 
political efforts and ability, won his way toa future that is 
bright indeed in its possibilities. He is a member of a 
number of important committees, and well does he look after 
the interests of the Democratic party and his constituents. 
He has won the confidence and love of his fellow members 
and associates, and today I dare say, he is one of the most 
popular members of the General Assembly of North Caro- 
lina—such a young man that his friends and State are 
proud of, and the kind of a man who by his individual efforts 
win distinction for themselves. 

May your future, Mr. Nichols, be bright, pleasant,and as 
successful as your past. 


Hon. Frank Thompson. 


The Hon. Frank Thompson is one of the ablest members 
of the Lower House of the Legislature. He is a native of 
Onslow county, having been born there about forty-three 
years ago. His education was received at Randolph-Ma- 
con College, Virginia, a famous old institution, and one that 
has been the the Alma Mater of many distinguished men. 


~ He practices law at Jacksonville, the county seat of Onslow. 


Mr. Thompson has a large practice and stands in the front 
rank of the legal profession of North Carolina. He has ap- 
peared before the courts in a number of prominent and suc- 
cessful cases and has always made a good impression. He is 
a good speaker and one of the most popular members of the 
House of Representatives. In politics, Mr. Thompson is a 
pronounced Democrat, and he has at all times the interests 
of the Democratic party at heart. He has every element of 
a lawyer, is aclose student and investigator, and gives his 
entire time to his profession. 

It was in 1892 that Mr. Thompson first took an active in- 
terest in politics. At that time he became interested in the 
issues and was the Democratic leader in his section. He 
has been County Superintendent cf Public Instruction and 
Chairman of the County Board of Education. Three times 
he was nominated for the State Senate, but the condition of 
his health compelled him to decline. In 1866 he was a can- 
didate for Congress from the Tuird District, and was defeated 
by only a small majority. During the sessions of the Legis- 
lature of 14899 and 1961 Mr. Thompson was a leader in the 
House and was a member of many of the most important 


FON. FRANK THOMPSON. 


committees. He is conservative, but once he takes a posi- 
tion on any subject he is firm and cannot be shaken. He is 
regarded asa safe man to follow and has great influence 
over the other members. 

Mr. Thompson, asa member of the Legislature, has not 
only added new laurels to his already splendid reputation as 
a statesman, but has added much to the credit of the Demo- 
cratic party. He watches the best interests of his constitu- 
ents at all times. 


52 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. W. W. Carraway. 


‘““ DHE GENTLEMAN FROM LENOIR.’ 


This distinguished gentleman and statesman was born at 
Monticello farm, in Contentnea Neck district, a part of which 
is now Vance township in Lenoir county, sixty-two years 
ago, and he now enjoys the honor and_ pleasure of living in 
the same house and sleeping in the same room that he first 
saw the light of day in. 

Captain Carraway was educated at the famous University 
of Virginia. While there at school, the war broke out be- 
tween the North and South, and true to the training of a 


[Photo by Watson. ] 
W. CARRAWAY. 


HON. W. 


patriotic father, young Carraway enlisted as a soldier in the 
rank and file, but his brilliant ability soon asserted itself and 
he was elected Captain of his company, (Co. E, 8rd-N: OC. 
Cavalry,) and he served through the war with honor and 
credit to himself and his country. After the war Captain 
Carraway engaged in in the pursuits of farming and general 
merchandising and continued in this until 1879, when he ac- 
cepted a position on the staff of the News and Observer, as 
staff correspondent, He remained with this paper until 
1886 and and during this time he traveled the State with 
many of the leading politicians of the State, handling their 
speeches, ete., in an able and fluent manner, winning for him- 
self a reputation as a writer that few young men achieve. 
Shortly after this, Captain Carraway was appointed a post- 
office inspector through the influences of that grand old 
roman, Hon. M. W. Ransom, and for four years he traveled 
twenty-seven States in the interests of that department. 

In 1898 Captain Carraway was honored by the people of 
his party with the nomination for the Legislature of the 
State, and he made one of those brilliant canvasses for white 
supremacy, that are today historical facts to the grand old 
Democratic party and was elected by a majority of over 
three hundred votes. . So well did he look after the interests 
of the people of Lenoir county that he was in 1900, again 
honored with the nomination and elected by a handsome 
majority of 996 votes. 

Captain Carraway has been married twice. He first mar- 
ried Miss Alice B. Hilliard, of Nash county. Hissecond wife 
was Miss Mary B. Hilliard. He is today the father of eleven 


children, four girls and seven boys, all of whom are Demo- 
cratic to the core. 


Hon. Leroy L. Smith. 


The Hon. Leroy L. Smith, Representative from Gates, is a 
native of the county he now represents. He received his 
education at Randolph-Macon College, Virginia. In 1875, 
he was admitted to the bar and located at Gatesville, the 
county seat of Gates since then he has been in active prac- 
tice in that section and before the Supreme Court of North. 
Carolina. 

Mr. Smith has always taken an interest in polities, with- 
out being an office-seeker. In 1892, without any solicitation 
on his part, he was nominated as Presidential Elector on the 
Democratic ticket in the First Congressional District. He 
was a warm admirer of Mr. Cleveland and canvassed the dis- 
trict at his own expense, being elected by a large majority. 
At the time that Judge Brown was appointed Judge of the 
First Judicial District by Governor Fowle, Mr. Smith was 
recommended for the position by some of the ablest lawyers 
in North Carolina. 

In 1894 the Democratic convention of Gates county nomi- 
nated Mr. Smith unanimously to be the candidate for the 
Legislature. Being earnestly solicited to accept he did 
so and served in the Legislature of 1895. The fight which 
the Democratic minority made at that time has become 
famous and Mr. Smith was one of the leaders. He accepted 
the nomination for the Senate in 1896 when there was no 
hope of success, as there was a registered majority of 2,000 
against the Democratic party in the district. 

In June, 1900, Mr. Smith again received the unanimous 
support of the Democrats in the convention of Gates county 
as their Representative. He made a thorough canvass, 


[Photo. by Wharton. ] 
HON. LEROY L. SMITH. 


speaking strongly in favor of the Constitutional Amend- 
ment and was elected by a majority of 702 votes. 

In the session of 1901 Mr. Smith has introduced and cham- 
pioned many important bills, among them being the bill to 
carry out the Constitutional requirement in regard to Pub- 
lic Schools, the bill to prevent indebtedness of State Institu- 
tions, the bill to protect the owners of timber trees. and the 
bill for the correction of youthful offenders. 

Mr. Smith has always been a strong Democrat and has 
never wavered in his devotion or service to his party. He 
has served his people well and faithfully, and Gates county 
should be proud of her representative. 


The subject of this sketch was born in Greene county 
about twenty-seven years ago. Heis one of the youngest 
members of the House, but it is truly acase of an old head 
upon young shoulders, for Mr. Carr has done good work. 
He had the best possible advantages in the way of educa- 
tion, as he attended the famous Horner School and the Uni- 
versity of North Carolina, graduating from the latter in 1895. 
The class of 1895, the Centennial class, had a number of bright 
young men in it, and Mr. Carr was one of the brightest, 
being graduated ‘* Summa Cum Laude.” 

For a year after his graduation he was Instructor in Latin 


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HON. FREDERICK L. CARR. 


~at the University, a proof of his high standing as a scholar. 
Later, Mr. Carr was Superintendent of Schools for his native 
county, Greene, and did much towards raising to a high 
standard of excellence the schools of that county. As a 
teacher and worker in the interests of education, Mr. Carr 
has achieved a high reputation for the excellence and faith- 
fulness of his work. 

Mr. Carr was elected to the General Assembly of 1901 by a 
majority of 859 votes and led his ticket by 100 votes. Greene 
county is in the black belt and for some time had felt the 
evil of Republican and Populist misgovernment. Mr. Carr 
made a vigorous campaign and the fight was made on the 
Constitutional amendment. His opponent was Chairman of 
the Populist Executive Committee of the county, and not- 
withstanding this fact and the strength of the negro vote in 
the county, Mr. Carr turned an adverse majority of 250 toa 
majority of 800 for the Democratic party. 

This is Mr, Carr’s first venture into politics, but he has 
made a most excellent record for himself in the House and 
has shown great ability as a legislator. He has served his 
constituents and the people of North Carolina faithfully and 
well and to the complete satisfaction of all. He served asa 
‘member of the Committee of Education and of the Sub- 
committee which considered the Text Book Commission 
Bill. In this work Mr. Carr’s experience and ability as a 
teacher manifested themselves and he was frequently con- 
sulted by the other members of the House. 

Mr. Carr was also a member of the Committee on Appro- 
priations, Military Affairs, Enrolled Bills and Apportionment 
of Representatives. Although young in years, Mr. Carr has 
made his influence felt and will achieve great distinction in 
years to come. 


It is always pleasant to write of the success of young men 
and their advancement to positions of honor and trust. The 
Hon. Franklin M. Shannonhouse, the popular and able young 
Representative from Mecklenburg county, comes under this 
head. Born near the city of Charlotte, on October 8rd, 1872, 
he is one of the youngest members of the House. 

Mr. Shannonhouse received his education at the University 
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From early childhood he 
gave promise of great ability. Always a student and inter- 
ested in public questions, it is not strange that we find him 
one of the prominent members of the House of Representa- 
tives at the early age of twenty-eight. Mr. Shannonhouse 
is a lawyer by profession, having been admitted to the bar 
in 1895. He has achieved great distinction in his chosen 
calling, and is regarded as one of the leading lawyers of his 
section of the country. 

Although not an office-seeker in any sense of the word, 
Mr. Shannonhouse has devoted a great deal of time to poli- 
tics, considering it the duty of every good citizen to inform 
himself on public questions and use his influence on the side 
of right. He has been Secretary of the Democratic Execu- 
tive Committee of Mecklenburg county for the past four 
years, and has also served as a Commissioner of the Graded 
Schools. 

In obedience to the wishes of the people of his county, Mr. 
Shannonhouse was prevailed upon to accept the nomination 
for the House last year and waselected by the large majority 
of 3,400, a proof of his popularity. During the session of the 
Legislature just finished Mr. Shannonhouse has made for 
himself a record that is an honor to himself and very grati- 
fying to his constituents and friends. He seryed on some 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
HON. FRANK M. SHANNONHOUSE, 


of the most important committees and showed himself capa- 
ble of hard work. He introduced, among many others, the 
bill for Broad Ties for Charlotte, and the bill providing 
for a Recorder’s Court for Charlotte. He was also a mem- 
ber of the Board of Managers for the Impeachment of the 
Judges, a great honor for so young a member. He is a good 
speaker and his vote was always on the side of any bill look- 
ing to the betterment of the people. Mr. Shannonhouse isa 
young man who may be expected todo great things in the 
future, and who may be trusted by his party to be always on 
the spot when his services are needed, 


54 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. W. H. Yarborough, Jr. 
An hour of genial, intelligent conversation with this pleas- 
ant and accomplished gentleman will long be remembered 
by the writer with much pleasure. Representative Yarbor- 
ough is always entertaining in the social circles, being mod- 
est in demeanor, cultivated in mind, and with a sunny 
channel of good feeling running through his heart. He isa 
self-made man, who has come to the front by reason of his 
individual pluck and courage. Mr. Yarborough was born 


near Louisburg thirty-one years ago, and he comes from one 
of the oldest and most distinguished families of that section 


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HON, W. H. YARBOROUGH, JR. 


of the State. His youth was passed in securing an educa- 
tion, obtained at the private schools of Louisburg. Later he 
read law with Hon. C. M. Cooke at Louisburg, and was ad- 
mitted to the Bar in the fall of 1891. After which he moved 
to Wilson -and formed a partnership with the Hon. Jno. E. 
Woodard, and was solicitor of the Third District for a num- 
ber of years. In the spring of 1898, he moved ito his old 
home (Louisburg), and opened a law office. 

Mr. Yarborough has been an active political worker ever 
since he was eighteen years of age. During the past few 
years his brilliant political knowledge and ability as a cam- 
paigner have been very much appreciated by the people of 
Franklin county. During two of the most exciting cam- 
paigns he made canvasses of his county (though no candi- 
date) in the interests of the grand old Democratic party. 
In 1898 he made a thorough canvass for ‘‘ White Supremacy”’ 
in Franklin county, speaking in every precinet therein and 
aiding much toward the redemption of the county. He 
has enjoyed the confidence and respect of the people of 
Franklin county, who have honored him with positions of 
trust and honor. In 1896,he was chairman of the County 
Democratic Executive Committee. He has been Mayor of 
Louisburg for four suceessive terms, which position he re- 
signed to accept the nomination for the Legislature. He has 
been County Attorney of Franklin county at every term the 
Democrats were in power since he began the practice of law 
in that county. 

When he accepted the nomination for the Legislature last 
year, he entered the race determined to win, and was elected 
by 1,358 majority. Asa legislator, he ereditably acquitted 
himself, and the people of Franklin have good reason to re- 
joice at his record as their representative. 


Hon. L. J. Lawrence. 


There is only one way to win honorable recognition among 
men, and that is to join the ranks with the determination 
that nothing shall cause one to swerve from the path of hon- 
esty and duty. Reliability and energy are also essential to 
the suecessful man nowadays. A gentleman in whom all 
these qualities are blended is the Hon. Lloyd J. Lawrence, 
“the gentleman from Hertford,’’ one of the ablest members” 
of the lower branch of the General Assembly. 

Mr. Lawrence was born at Murfreesboro, N. C., twenty- 
nine years ago, where he has since resided. In 1891-’92 he ~ 
read law at the University of North Carolina, and was ad- 
mitted to the bar in ’92. Shortly after he was elected Mayor 
of Murfreesboro, which position he filled with honor and 
ability for seven years. He was chairman of the Democratic 
Executive Committee of Hertford county from 1896 to 1898. 
In 1898 he was nominated for the Legislature and was de- 
feated, after an active campaign, by 316 votes. In 1899 he 
was chairman of the Board of School Directors of his county. 
In 1900 he was again nominated for the Legislature. He en- 
tered the arena and made a brilliant and long-to-be-remem- 
bered campaign, which resulted in his election by the hand- 
some majority of 984 votes. 

Mr. Lawrence makes a conscientious, just, able and cour- 
ageous member of the House, as he is fearless in the adyo- 
eacy of his convictions. His views upon matters are modern 
and he thoroughly believes in keeping abreast of the times. 
His success is due in a great measure to his untiring energy, 
pleasing and courteous manners toward his fellow men and 
his ability to make friends. No member of the House has 
devoted more attention to legislation that is beneficial to 
the State, the Democratic party and his constituents than 
Mr. Lawrence. Of keen, searching mind, clear vision and a 
thorough knowledge of the law, he is well equipped for the 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
HON. L. J. LAWRENCE. 


duties of his position. He is a Democrat of unswerving fidel- 
ity and has always fought for the advancement of Demo- 
cratic principles. As a member of important committees, 
he has been a faithful worker in the interests of good legis- 
lation, carefully guarding the principles of his party. 

In 1893 Mr. Lawrence formed a partnership with Judge B. 
B. Winborne, one of the State’s distinguished lawyers, under 
the firm name of Winborne & Lawrence, which is, perhaps, 
today one of the strongest firms in the legal profession in 
eastern North Carolina. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 55 


Judge F. D. Winston. 


Hon. F. D. Winston, the distinguished member from Ber- 
tie county in the House of Representatives, comes from a 
family noted for learning and culture. He was born in Ber- 
tie county, Oct. 7, 1857. Mr. Winston was educated at the 
Fetter School at Henderson, the Horner School at Oxford, 
Cornell University, and graduated from University of North 
Carolina with distinction in 1879. He was admitted to the 
bar in 1881. He has served on the Democratic State Execu- 


tive Committee as member from the Second Congressional 
He presided over the State Convention of Demo- 
In 1898 he was elected by 


District. 
cratic Clubs in 1891 at Raleigh. 
the Democrats of 
Bertie to the House - 
of Representatives. 
In addition to his own 
campaign, he at the 
request of Chairman 
Simmons took charge 
of the work of organ- 
izing ‘‘ White Gov- 
ernment Unions” 
throughout the State. 
His work was thor- 
ough and completely 
successful. He took 
a leading part in the 
proceedings of the 
House in 1899 and his 
great speech on the 
adoption of the Con- 
stitutional Amend- 
ment will long be re- 
membered. It was a 
gem of oratory and 
logic. 

Mr. Winston, not- 
withstanding his 
busy life and cares, 
is a deep thinker and 
devotes much 
thought to education 
and the betterment 
of the people of the 
State and the penal 
institutions. Heisa 
Mason of high and 
honorable standing. 

Mr. Winston mar- 
ried Miss Rosa M. IL 
Kenney, a gifted mu- 
sician. Mr. Winston 
was one of the hard- 


est workers in the State during the campaign of last year for. 


“White Supremacy,’’ and to the masterly manner in which 
he so thoroughly organized the White Supremacy Clubs 
throughout the State is largely due the big Democratic vic- 
tory. He is among the strong, active men of the present 
House of Representatives. He is chairman of the Commit- 
tee on Privileges and Elections, member of committees on 
Judiciary, Corporations, Institutions for the Blind, State 
Library, Publie Printing, Congressional Districts and Uni- 
versity Trustees. : 
_ Mr. Winston is noted for his geniality of disposition and 
kindness of heart, and is without doubt one of the best known 
men and hardest working Democrats in the State of North 
Carolina, 
There are few men in the State who have brighter pros- 


JUDGE F. D. 


pects in the political arena than has this distinguished states- 
man from Bertie. He is a man who has for years carefully 
studied politics, and is today, perhaps, one of the best in- 
formed men on the political situations of the Southern States 
in the country. Much eredit is due this able parliamenta- 
rian by his party and State for his able and successful efforts 
during the past few years to bring the party to the front as 
a strictly white man’s party. He is one of the few who have 
asked no reward except the friendship and love of his friends 
in the Democratic party. Yet should he desire future hon- 
ors at the hands of this party, he has but to ask for what he 
wishes. 

Frank Winston, as he is familiarly known to his friends, is 
a man who has always proven loyal and true to his friends, 
and he is, I dare say, 
today one of the most 
popular men in the 
State of North Caro- 
lina, and is one of the 
most popular in the 
General Assembly, 
having by his charm- 
ing courtesy of man- 
ner won many ad- 
mirers and friends, 

During the recent 
ceremonies attending 
the inauguration of 
Governor Charles B. 
Ayeock, he was ap- 
pointed chairman of 
the Legislative Com- 
mittee to conduct the 
ceremonies, and, in 
his usual masterly 
manner, he presided 
over the event, intro- 
ducing the new State 
officers to the people 
of the State as only 
an able public man 
can present. 

Mr. Winston’sname 
has been repeatedly 
brought forward in 
connection with pub- 
lie positions, but as 
yet he has always de- 
clined the honors of- 
fered him. He was 
recently appointed 
by the Legislature as 
a member of the com- 
mittee to investigate 
the embezzlement 
proceedings in the State Treasurer’s office, which occurred 
under the “‘ fusion’’ crowd, and his able work in connection 
with his associates was thorough and complete. 

Governor Aycock appointed Mr, Winston, on April 4th, 
Judge of the Second District, which was a deserved compli- 
ment to this well-known statesman, and meets the approval 
of the entire bar of the State. Judge Winston is a man of 
large legal experience and will fill the position with honor. 

Judge Winston has traveled extensively and is a gentleman 
of rare mind and an interesting relator of incidents. He is 
a great entertainer, and his friends congregate around him 
frequently for an evening of pleasure and entertainment. 
Asa host and after-dinner speaker he has few equals in the 
South. Originality, wit and wisdom sparkles with this dis- 
tinguished lawyer and statesman. 


[Photo. by Wharton.] 
WINSTON. 


Hon. Wiley Rush. 
The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is one of the 
able young lawyers of the State and he has the honor of being 
Solicitor for the Highth Judicial District, which is perhaps 
one of the best solicitorships in North Carolina. Mr. Rush 
was born in Randolph county. He is thirty-six years of age, 
and was educated at that well-known seat of learning, Trin- 
ity College, Durham, N. C., and at the Rutherford College. 
He has always taken an active part in the political arena; 
being a brilliant orator he is a splendid campaigner, and it 


[Photo. by Watson. ] 
HON. WILEY RUSH. 


is said by those who know him in his district, that he is a 
“Rush-ing campaigner.”’ In 1894 he was Secretary to the 
State Democratic Executive Committee, where his able work 
was appreciated by the Democracy of the State. In 1896, he 


was the Democratic leader in his county and was honored - 


with the nomination to the Legislature, and he took the 
stump and gave the Fusion crowd a magnificent battle, yet 
was defeated by the combination, although he did much tc 
reduce their majority. In 1898, Mr. Rush was elected Solici- 
tor of the Highth Judicial District after a brilliant canvass 


in the interests of Democracy and the Constitutional Amend- 


ment by the handsome majority of 2,660 votes. 

Wiley Rush is loyal and true to his friends, and is a credit 
to the party he represents, and as a solicitor he has made 
many friends, at the same time doing much to advance the 
interests of Democracy. As a campaigner he makes one feel 
his personal interest in the welfare of his State; he is a law- 
yer and statesman who works for the advancement of the 
people. He has made for himself a record that presents 
bright prospects fuer the future, and his popularity was 
evinced by the handsome majority he received in his can- 
vass for the Solicitorship. 

In speaking of Wiley Rush, it is a pleasure to note that he 
is a self-made man, who has come to the front by his own 
individuality. Personally Mr. Rush has a pleasing manner 
that attracts and wins for him the friendship of those whom 
he comes in contact with. He isa Democrat who has always 
fought for the principles of his party, believing them to be 
just and honorable. Such men North Carolina is proud of, 
because they do much by their individual efforts to build up 
and advance the interests of our grand old State. He has a 
bright and prosperous future in political and judicial fields. 


56 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. J. S. Mann. 

When the people of the county of Hyde elected Mr. J. S. 
Mann to represent that county in the Legislature of North 
Carolina, their choice was indeed fortunate; they elected a 
man tried and true, who has been faithful to every trust re- 
posed in him—a gentleman who has by his masterly ability 
won for himself a record as a statesman that is indeed cred- 
itable to his State and his constituents. Asa member of the 
Lower House of the General Assembly, he has worked faith- 
fully and earnestly for the best interests of his State, and 
has been a leading worker for advanced legislation. He has 
been a close attendant at committee meetings as well as an 
earnest worker on the floor, and by his able way of handling 
important matters of legislation, has made many friends and 
accomplished much good work. Representative Mann was 
born in the county of Hyde, at Middleton, N.C., thirty-eight 
years ago. He was educated at the Horner School, and is a 
graduate of the University of North Carolina. He is anable 
lawyer, who read law under such able men as Dr. John Man- 
ning, at Chapel Hill, and was admitted to the Bar in 1887. 
He practiced principally in the State and Federal Courts, 
having his office in Hyde county from the time he was ad- 
mitted to practice until 1891, when he removed to New 
Bern and established a law office in that city until 1893, when 
he returned to Hyde county, and began taking an active 
interest in farming pursuits. Today he is considered one of 
the most representative farmers and statesmen of his sec- 
tion of the State, and his splendid success in agricultural 
pursuits testify in mute applause as to his ability as a 
farmer. 

In 1890 Mr. Mann was elected by the people of Hyde county 


[ Photo, by Watson. ] 
HON. J. 8. MANN. 


to represent them in the Legislature. In 1898, Governor 
Carr appointed him Shell Fish Commissioner, which posi- 
tion he held with honor and credit until the Fusionists got 
control of the State in 1895. He was a member of the Board 
of County Commissioners of his county for several years, 
and was re-elected to the Legislature in August, 1900, by his 
people with a handsome majority. He was again honored 
recently, by being appointed a member of the Directory 
Board of the State Prison, one of the most responsible direc- 
toryships of the State. As amember of the following Com- 
mittees, he did excellent service during the Legislature of 
1901: Judiciary, Finance, Public Roads and Turnpikes, Oys- 
ter Interests, and Fisheries. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


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Mr. Brevard Nixon. 


This young gentleman is one of the best clerks the House 
of Representatives of North Carolina ever had, and he has, 
by his able and clever manner of conducting the affairs of 
his office, won the high regard of those associated with him. 
As a farmer boy, a student and a lawyer, Mr. Nixon has al- 
ways been inspired with high ambition. His career has been 
marked by his integrity, fidelity to duty, and astern and 
absolute adherence to the laws of justice. 

Mr. Nixon was born about thirty-two years ago in Lincoln 
county. His boyhood days were spent ona farm. He was 


[Photo. by Watson. ] 
BREVARD NIXON. 


a teacher from his twentieth to his twenty-fifth year. His 
education was obtained principally at the Nixon school 
house, the Rock Springs Seminary, and at Catawba College, 
Newton, N.C. , 

When Mr. Nixon was twenty-five he commenced reading 
law, shortly after which he finished his studies at the Uni- 
versity of North Carolina, and in February, 1895, was granted 
license to practice law by the Supreme Court. He formed 
a partnership with the well-known lawyer, Hon. J. D. Mc- 
Call, of Charlotte, where he has since practiced, and he has 
been connected with some of the most important cases in 
Charlotte. 

In the campaign of 1898 Mr. Nixon did valiant service for 
the Democratic party and was a vigorous fighter for the 
cause. His friends nominated him for the principal clerk- 
ship of the House when that body met, and, although there 
were several other competitors in the race, Mr. Nixon came 
out victorious. His record was a good one and his work was 
performed wonderfully well. He was re-elected in 1901 with- 
out opposition. 

During the session just passed Mr. Nixon served in the 
same capacity and again showed his ability. His records of 
the proceedings of the House were turned over to the Sec- 
retary of State on the same day that that body adjourned,a 
feat that is truly remarkable, and one that has never been 
accomplished by any other clerk. 

Mr. Nixon has served the Democratic party faithfully and 
well, and we predict great things for him in the future. 


The common desire to know all about things before they 
happen is the occasion for the evening newspaper. The lies 
told by the evening newspapers are the occasion for the 
morning newspapers.—Puck. 


Mr. T. W. Alexander. 


It gives the writer pleasure to chrozicle the suecess of a 
young man. The subject of this sketch comes froma family 
of political leaders—his father having represented his State 
in Congress and at the State capital on many different occa- 
sions. 

Mr. Alexander is perhaps one of the youngest yet brightest 
lawyers of the State. He has a handsome office in the Peid- 
mont Building at Charlotte, which he opened February 5th, 
1900. 

Mr. Alexander was Private Secretary to Congressman John 


THOMAS W, ALEXANDER. 


D. Bellamy of the 57th Congress, and is a graduate of the 
University of North Carolina, and stood the examination 
before the Supreme Court before he was twenty-one years 
of age. Immediately after becoming of age, he received his 
license. While in Washington he graduated from the Law 
Department of the Columbian University in 1900, being the 
second man in his class. He also had the honor of winning 
‘the forty dollar prize ” offered by Prof. Needham, Dean of 
the Law Department for the best essay on any legal question. 

Mr. Alexander was an assistant to the Principal Clerk of 
the House of Representatives in 1899, and he resigned his 
position as Private Secretary to Mr. Bellamy on January 4th, 
1901, to accept the same position during the session of the 
Legislature of 1901; and as Calendar Clerk he made a repu- 
tation that won him many friends, and promises a bright fu- 
ture for the able young statesman. 

Mr. Alexander was born two miles west of Charlotte twen- 
ty-two years ago. He was educated at Horner’s Military 
School at Oxford, the A. & M. College at Raleigh, and at the 
University. He read law under Jones & Tillett of Charlotte, 
and he has always been a Democrat with a bright future be- 
fore him. 


THE ATLANTIC HOTEL. 


This grand old seaside resort at Morehead City will open for 
the ‘‘ Twentieth Century’’ Season about June 10, under man- 
agement of Messrs. L. W. and G. W. Scoville of the Aragon, 
Atlanta, Ga., who are perhaps the best known hotel men in 
the South. The season of 1901 promises to be the most suc- 
cessful ever knownin the history of this magnificent hostelry, 
and it is a well-known fact that Morehead City is the politi- 
cal rendezvous of the leading statesmen of the South. 


58 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


This gentleman was born in Henderson county December 
31st, 1866, and comes from distinguished ancestry. His 
father was one of the bravest soldiers in the Confederate 
army, following the fortunes of Lee’s forces to the final con- 
flict at Appomattox, and his mother was the daughter of a 
distinguished Methodist divine, Rev. T. J. Dawson, of Bun- 
combe county. 

Mr. Shipman received a limited education in the public 
and private schools of Henderson and Transylvania counties 
and at the Brevard Academy. He was a teacher in the pub- 


M. L. SHIPMAN. 


lie schools of Transylvania from 1890 to 1894, and was twice 
elected Superintendent of the public schools of the same 
county, holding that office until he was removed by the 
Fusionists in 1895. Mr. Shipman established the Transy]- 
vania Hustler at Brevard in 1891, and notwithstanding that 
there had been many failures to establish a newspaper in 
that locality, this enterprise was successful and Mr. Ship- 
man’s paper became a permanent fixture among the public 
enterprises of that section. 

In 1896, Mr. Shipman received a flattering proposition to 
return to Henderson, and during the campaign of that year 
he transferred the Hustler to Hendersonville, and since that 
time has been publishing the first Democratic paper that 
ever met with success in Henderson county. The paper is 
one of the recognized organs of the party in that part of the 
State, and Mr. Shipman has established a reputation as an 
editor. 

In 1898, the Democratic party selected him to be chairman 
of the party in Henderson county, a position which he now 
holds. He acted as chairman of his Senatorial District dur- 
ing the campaigns of 1898 and 1900. In 1899 and again in 
1901, Mr. Shipman was elected Calendar Clerk of the Senate 
by the Democrats. In this capacity he has given greatsatis- 
faction by his careful and accurate work. 

Mr. Shipman is one of the most popular citizens of Hen- 
dersonyille and numbers his friends by the thousand. For 
four consecutive terms he has been Recording Secretary of 
the Odd Fellows Lodge in his town, and is at present Dep- 


uty Grand Chancellor and Prelate of the Hendersonville 
Lodge Knights of Pythias. 


Mr. Frank D. Hackett. 

This gentleman is one of the leading attorneys of Wilkes- 
boro and has achieved a good reputation in his section of the 
State. He was born at the old family homestead, Maize- 
field, near Wilkesboro, N. C., on the 14th of June, 1857. His 
father was one of the foremost educators of the State, and 
his mother was Miss Jane Cuthbert Sturgis, daughter of 
Judge Sturgis of the Georgia Supreme Court and one of the 
most noted criminal lawyers of Georgia. 

At the age of twenty-four he commenced keeping books 
for a large firm in Western North Carolina. This position 


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he retained until he entered the legal profession of 1890, 
having studied law under Major Bingham of Statesville. 

Mr. Hackett has never held office, with the exception of 
the office of Distillery Surveyor during President Cleve- 
land’s second term, which position was tendered him with- 
cut solicitation on his part and which he filled for three 
years to the complete satisfaction of the Government and 
the people with whom his duties brought him in contact. 

He has done a great deal of work for the Democratic party, 
on the stump and in other ways, and has always had the 
best interests of the cause at heart. He was a candidate 
for the position of Principal Clerk of the House for the ses- 
sion of 1899, but withdrew his name from the caucus in the 


FRANK D. HACKETT. 


_interest of Mr. Nixon, thus insuring the latter’s unanimous 


election. Mr. Nixon selected him as Cashier and Assistant 
and this position he filled in the best possible manner. 

Mr. Hackett was again chosen during the session of 1901 
as Assistant to the Principal Clerk and again covered him- 
self with glory in the discharge of all duties entrusted to 
him. Last year he was a candidate for nomination for State 
Auditor before the convention, but retired in favor of Major 
Dixon. At the next session of the General Assembly, Mr. 
Hackett will be a candidate for the office of Principal Clerk 
of the House, a position which his experience during the past 
two sessions fully enables him to fill. 


Mr. Hackett is a courteous, affable gentleman who has 
made many friends in the House, and is one of the most 
popular clerks in either that body or the Senate. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


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Mr. Alex. Lassiter. 


In writing of the young men who achieve success by their 
individual efforts and ability it is a pleasure to mention the 
gentleman whose name heads this sketch, Mr. Alex. Lassi- 
ter, of the town of Aulander, county of Bertie, N. C. This 
handsome young lawyer is twenty-seven years old and was 
born in Hertford county, where he spent his childhood days. 
He was prepared for college at the Aulander Academy and 
the Davis School at Winston, from there he attended the 
University of North Carolina and graduated with high hon- 
ors. In 1895 he was admitted to the Bar and immediately 
thereafter he established a law office and is now enjoying a 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
ALEX, LASSITER,. 


splendid practice. Mr. Lassiter is very popular in the town 
of Aulander and has been Mayor there four terms. He isa 
Notary Publie and chairman of the Democratic Executive 
Committee of Mitchell township; is Secretary to the County 
Democratic Executive Committee; was Secretary to the 
Canvassing Board that declared Bertie county to be Demo- 
cratic by a majority of 1,985 votes and established white 
supremacy in a grand and glorious manner. 

This able young lawyer’s ability was recognized by his 
party and, through the influence of the Hon. Frances D. 
Winston, the most popular: member of the General Assem- 
bly, he was appointed assistant to the principal clerk of the 
lower house of the Assembly and entrusted with the copy- 
ing of the Journal, one of the most important clerkships of 
the House. Well and faithfully has he executed the work 
entrusted to his care and made for himself a reputation as 
one of the most competent officials of the House of Repre- 
sentatives of North Carolina. 

Personally, Mr. Lassiter has a charming disposition and 
pleasing manner that wins for him the good friendship of 
all who come in contact with him; and his able knowledge 
of the work pertaining to the position he holds, as well as 
the ability displayed in despatching business, predicts a bril- 
liant future for the young statesmen. 


You may live in a Fifth Avenue palace lifting to eternal 
Newport, you may own two or three railroads, you may ride 
in a coach with solitaire diamonds in the window-frames, 
but all the same, be you man or woman, you are not “in 
society”? unless you own a Tam O’Shanter cap. 


Mr. E. B. Norvelle. 


A sketch of the General Assembly of North Carolina would 
be incomplete without a mention of that popular and well- 
known gentleman, Mr. Edmund B. Norvelle, Enrolling Clerk. 
This distinguished lawyer occupied the same position during 
the General Assembly of 1899, and so ably and clearly did he 
execute the duties and preside over the workings of the En- 
rolling department, that when his name came up before the 
Assembly for re-election in 1901 he was unanimously elected. 
So great, in fact, was this gentleman’s popularity that he 
had no opposition at all. 

The workings of the Enrolling office during the recent ses- 


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ce EDMUND B. NORVELLE. 


sion of the General Assembly were frequently commented 
upon by the members of both branches and by the State 
officers. And it is a matter of personal pride to Mr. Nor- 
velle when, considering the fact that he had such a large 
force of copyists constantly at work, that no mistakes or 
errors were charged up to his department. 

Mr. Norvelle is a Virginian by birth, but came to North 
Carolina to reside in the year 1884. Shortly after coming to 
the State he began the study of law and was admitted to the 
bar, and since has built up a lucrative practice in the west- 
ern part of the State. 

During recent campaigns Mr. Norvelle has taken an active 
part in the success of his party, and his canvasses have been 
firm and characteristic in the interests of the cause. He is 
very popular at the State capital, where he has made many 
friends, and should he desire a political future his prospects 
are very bright. 

Personally, this distinguished statesman is a man of charm- 
ing and courteous manners, and his pleasantry in conversa- 
tion reminds one of the Virginians of the old school. As an 
attorney, he has made strong points, being learned and wise 
in his counsels and thorough in the handling of all cases that 
come before him for advice or trial. His opinions are fre- 
quently sought by his brother practitioners for their worth 
and merit. As aman, Edmund Norvelle commands the re- 
spect, confidence and esteem of all who know him. As a 
public man, his position is one of worth and prominence. 


“Would I could hold the hand I love,” sighs a poet. Some- 
body must have opened a jack-pot.—Puck. 


60 TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Mr Ww. W. Wilson. 


The popular Reading Clerk of the House is too well known 
to citizens of Raleigh to need any introduction from the 
writer. His powerful voice is a familiar sound to all who have 
attended the sessions of the last two Legislatures. Mr. Wil- 
son was educated at Trinity College and has spent most of 
his life in Raleigh. Ever since he was twenty-one years old 
he has taken an active interest in politics and has rendered 
the Democratic party excellent service. By profession Mr. 
Wilson is a lawyer. From 1895 to 1897 he was City Auditor 
of Raleigh. 

Mr Wilson was elected Reading Clerk of the Lower House 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
WILSON. 


Vo MF 


during the session of 1896 and was very efficient. His du- 
ties were always profound in a way that gave complete satis- 
faction to all. When the Legislature of 1901 met, Mr. Wil- 
son was chosen to fill the same position, without opposition 
on the first ballot, a very great compliment to him and one 
that was fully derserved. 

Mr. Wilson is thoroughly familiar with insurance matters 
and was clerk in the Insurance Department of the State 
from April Ist, 1899, to January 8th, 1901, resigning in order 
to accept the position of Reading Clerk. He has recently 
become associated with Mr. John ©: Drewry, the State 
Agent of the United Benefit Life Insurance Company, of 
Newark, N. J., and Mr. Drewry is to be congratulated on 
having secured the services of this bright and hustling young 
man. 

In conclusion, we may say that Mr. Wilson belongs to 
that class of young men to whom the Old North State looks 
to take up the fight for Democracy when the older leaders 
shall have passed away. He isa firm believer in the doc- 
trines of the party and one who is willing to make sacrifice 
for its good. 

Mr. Wilson, personally, is a gentleman of pleasant and 
agreeable manners, and is quite popular in the capital city. 
He is a Mason of high standing and takes an active interest 
in the workings of that grand and noble order. Mr. Wilson, 
should he so desire political honors in the future at the 
hands of the people of Wake county, can rest assured that 
he will receive a liberal support from them, 

He is a man who has won his way to success by hard per- 


severance and ability, and his future presents bright possi- 
bilities, 


Mr. H. C. Cowan. 


In writing a sketch of this able young lawyer, statesman 
and legislative clerk, it gives the writer much pleasure to 
state that his faithful, courteous and efficient services have 
won for him a reputation for integrity and worth that opens 
up a most pleasant future. 

Mr. Cowan came to the capitol ‘first, as a clerk of the 
famous ‘‘ White Supremacy” Legislature of 1899, and his 
clerical work was so neatly and ably executed that he won 
the friendship of the entire Legislature. It also inspired 
him with an ambition to enter the legal field and after the 
session was over he began reading law, and in January, 1900, 
he entered the University of North Carolina, remaining 
there during the spring and summer courses, and on Sep- 
tember 24th, 1900, he was granted license to practice at law, 
and was admitted to the Bar at his home, Webster, N. C., 
on the Monday after receiving his license. He immediately 
thereafter entered into partnership with the Hon. C. C. 
Cowan, establishing the firm of Cowan & Cowan of Webster. 

During the recent campaign Mr. Cowan took an active 
part in canvassing his county in the interests of the Demo- 
cratic ticket, and when the Legislature of 1901 met he was 
again appointed Journal Clerk for the House. 

Mr. Cowan was born near Webster, in Jackson county, 29 
years ago, and his early days were spent on the farm. He 
was educated at Fairview College, in Buncombe county, and 
in the public schools of Jackson county. Since an early age 
he has taken an active interest in polities, studying political 
questions and being a member of the local Democratic clubs. 
Before being old enough to vote he was Secretary of the 
local Democratic club, and since becoming of age has been 
President from time to time. He was for several years 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
H.C. COWAN. 


County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Jackson 
county ; was Clerk of the Superior Court of the same county 
for four years, winning for himself a splendid record. 

Mr. Cowan is largely interested in mica mining, owning 
several large mines in the western part of the State. He is 
also engaged in the general merchandise business at Sylva, 
N.C., where he is one of the owners of a large store. 

This sterling young Democrat has added many friends to 
his already large list during the Legislature of 1901, and 
should he desire future honors at the hands of the people of 
his county, it will be his for the asking. 


TWENTIETH CENTURY STATESMEN. 61 


Mr. H. MacCall. 


This well-known young clerk to the 
Judiciary Committee of the State Sen- 
ate has by his clever work and pleasant 
and accommodating ways made quite a 
number of friends and admirers since 


{[Photo. by Watson. | 
HARLLEE MACCALL. 


coming to Raleigh; especially is this so 
among the fair sex. 

Mr. MacCall was born at Florence, S. 
C., June 8rd, 1872, at the old MacCall 
home place, and has resided in North 
Carolina for a number of years. He 
studied Jaw and was admitted to the 
bar in September, 1898, and is now prac- 
ticing at Lexington, N.C. During the 
past two campaigns he was an interested 
and active worker. In 1898 he was in 
Iredell county and edited the States- 
ville Mascot during the campaign. In 
the August campaign he canvassed Da- 
vidson county in the interest of Demuoc- 
racy and the Constitutional Amend- 
ment, and assisted County Chairman 
Varner, of that county, in performing 
his official duties. 

Mr. MacCall has made a faithful and 
progressive employe as Clerk to the 
Judiciary Committee, winning by his 
prompt efficiency the respect and re- 
gard of his associates. 

His ambition is to occupy a seat on 
the floor of the House of Representa- 
tives, and his prospects are very bright 
towards accomplishing the desired 
glory, for, on account of his splendid 
clerical ability and keen perception as 
a clerk, he has won the friendship of 


the members of his committee, who 
commend him very highly. 


Mr. MacCall is a brother-in-law of 
Lieutenant-Governor Turner, and he is 
a young lawyer who, should he continue 
his active interest in polities, has a 
bright career before him. 


Mr. W. C. LiskK. 


This sterling and able young Demo- 
crat has the reputation of being the 
tallest employe of the House of Repre- 
sentatives as well as being one of the 
most reliable and trustworthy. Two 
years ago Will Lisk, as he is known to 
his friends, made a hard fight in his 
district in Rowan county for the Demo- 
cratic cause, and he came to Raleigh 
during the Legislature and accepted a 
position as an employe of the lower 
house. During the campaign of 1900 
Mr. Lisk again worked faithfully in the 
interest of the party, and his good work 
was recognized in a substantial manner 
and his ability appreciated by his ap- 
pointment as a clerk in the office of the 
Principal Clerk of the House, and today 
this gentleman is one of the most will- 
ing and energetic employes of that de- 
partment, always faithful and ready for 
aduty. Heis a clerk that is a credit to 
the county of Rowan and to the State. 

Wm. C. Lisk, the subject of this 


sketch, is 33 years of age. He was born 
in Stanly county, and is today one of 
the most progressive farmers in the 


A 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
WM. C. LISK. 


county of Rowan, owning and operating 
his own farm and enjoying life as only 
a prosperous farmer can. He has been 
the recipient of a number of local trusts 
in his county, having been. Census 
Evumerator, Deputy Tax Lister and 
Assessor, and is Chairman of the Dem- 
ocratic Executive Committee of Mor- 
gan’s township, where he _ resides. 
When the Lisk family moved into this 
township twenty years ago, there was 
only a small Democrati¢ vote in that 
township, today through the ability and 
good Democratic work of his father 
and himself, aided by the representa- 
tives of the party, there are many good 
Democratic voters. This demcenstrates 
the ability of this young Democrat. 


Mr. J. C. Nixon. 


The youngest, yet one of the most 
industrious clerks of the House of Rep- 
resentatives is the subject of this arti- 
cle—Mr. J. Carlisle Nixon, a brother to 
He is 


the well-known Principal Clerk, 


[Photo. by Watson.] 
J. C. NIXON. 


nineteen years of age, and was born in 
Catawba Springs Township, Lincoln 
county, February 28th, 1882. Until he 
was sixteen years of age he worked on 
the farm in summer and attended the 
local schools in the winter. Since then 
he has taught school in the winter and 
continued on the farminsummer. He 
is a bright young man who has an am- 
bition that willsome day bring him into 
prominence. Asa clerk of the Legisla- 
ture, he was one of the copyists and one 
of the most assiduous of the House em- 
ployes in the discharge of his duties. 

Mr. Nixon intends to complete his 
education during the coming two years 
and then enter the fields of business. 
With a continuance of the energies he 
has used in the past, he has a bright 
future. Heisa young man of quick, 
penetrating mind, who made anumber 
of friends while in Raleigh, who are 
gratified to note his success in the 
House of Representatives. He has a 
quick eye to business, a ready, skilful 
hand, which presages his future suc- 
cess. As an assistant to the Principal 
Clerk of the House, he has done much 
good work, which commended him to 
his associates and to the office he was 
connected with. 

Mr. Nixon has a pleasant and agree- 
able manner, evidencing a good dispo- 
sition, and his name may yet become 
prominent in the political field of North 
Carolina. It is the boys who come from 
the farm these days that succeed in all 
the walks of life. 


62 ; cam CENTURY STATESMEN. 


Hon. R. N. . Hackett. 


There are few men in the State who do not know person- 
ally this handsome and distinguished young lawyer from the 
county of Wilkes. 

“ Dick”? Hackett, as he is familiarly known to his friends, 
was born in Wilkesboro, N. C., thirty-four years ago, and 
was educated at the University of North Carolina. He 
shortly after began the study of law and was admitted to the 
Bar in 1888. 

Since early youth Mr. Hackett has taken considerable 
interest in politics and at the early age of twenty-one was 


[Photo. by Wharton. ] 
N. HACKETT. 


HON. R. 


Chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee, 
which position he filled with honor and credit. He was a 
member of the State Executive Committee for several years ; 
was a member of the Judicial Executive Committee, and 
was appointed assistant to the Secretary of State for the pur- 
pose of indexing the laws of the General Assembly at the 
session of 1901. 

Mr. Hackett has at all times taken an active personal in- 
terest in the advancement and campaigns of his party, and 
it is said by his friends that he is one of the most forcible 
orators in the West. 

Mr. Hackett was a member of the State Committee rep- 
resenting North Carolina in New York in 1889 at the Centen- 
nial Anniversary of Washington’s Inauguration. He was a 
candidate for the Legislature in 1896, and was defeated, but 
lead the ticket by 300 votes. 

In 1898, Mr. Hackett was a candidate for the nomination 
for Congress from the Kighth Congressional District, and 
was defeated by only four votes. Again in 1900, his name 
was brought forward by his friends. and he was defeated by 
J.C. Buxton. After which Mr. Hackett gracefully took the 
stump and campaigned the district in the interest of Mr. 
Buxton. 

Such Democrats as Mr. Hackett are the cause of the power 
and prestige of the Democratic party in the State. 

Mr. Hackett is a distinguished looking gentleman of pleas- 
ant and agreeable manner, who has a bright and successful 
future before him. He is a vigorous worker in the interests 
of Democracy, and he merits the support of an appreciative 
constituency. His voice will yet be heard in the halls of the 
National Capitol at Washington. 


Hon. Charles L. Abernathy. 


This successful young lawyer, who has the honor of being 
the youngest Presidential Elector in the State of North Car- 
olina, was born at Rutherford College in Burke county, 
March 18, 1872, and he received his education at that well- 
known institution of learning. A few years ago he moved 
to Beaufort, in Carteret county, and established the Beau- 
fort Herald. While editing this bright little paper he read 
law, and in October, 1895, was admitted to the Bar and 
established his office at Beaufort. In 1898, he was a candi- 
date for the nomination as Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial 
District, and came within seventeen votes of receiving the 
nomination on the first ballot, he withdrew in favor of Ran- 
dolph Duffy. His ability being demonstrated in the legal 
profession, he was appointed Attorney for the Atlantic & 
North Carolina Railroad in 1899, which position he now holds. 
He was unanimously nominated by the Democratic Conven- 
tion at Elizabeth City, as Presidential Elector of the First 
Congressional District. He was for two years County Attor- 
ney of Carteret county ; was a member of the State Execu- 
tive Committee for two years, and had the honor of being 
the youngest member of the Electoral College. 

Mr. Abernathy has, during the past few years, won for him- 
self by his determination and characteristics a most credit- 
able reputation as a rising lawyer and man of affairs, and he 
deserves a great deal of credit for his success as he has gone 
to the front by his individual efforts. He is a young man 
who, as the editor of his paper, in a pleasant and learned 
manner demonstrated by his writings, to the people of his 
county and district, that he was there to advance their inter- 
ests as well as his own. And by clever work he won the 
friendship of all whom he met. Then as a lawyer he proved 


HON. CHARLES L, ABERNATHY. 


himself a clear, honest and concise speaker, using strong but 
truthful language in handling all cases, and carefully look- 
ing after the interests of his clients. He was later honored 
by being appointed to office, and by his clever ability he has 
forged ahead and is now one of the best known young law- 
yers in the State of North Carolina, a young man who not 
only represents his people, but his State in official capacities 
that are commendable and creditable to young manhood. - 

Mr. Abernathy is a bright and progressive young gentle- 
man who is working for the advancement of the best inter- 
ests of his State and her people, and the people of Oayienss 
county are proud to note his success. 


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